US Plant Patent PP31659

DAVID SEARLE

Vitex plant named ‘DAVID SEARLE’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 19, 2039.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP31659
Filed: February 19, 2019
Granted: April 14, 2020
Expires: February 19, 2039
Assignee: PLANTS NOUVEAU LLC, Jarantoski Kris
Inventor: Jarantoski Kris

Abstract

A new and distinct Vitex hybrid cultivar named ‘DAVID SEARLE’ is disclosed, characterized by sterile flowers on compact, shrubby plants. Foliage is uniquely rounded. Flowers are large and held on dark peduncles. The new variety is a Vitex hybrid, typically used for ornamental outdoor purposes.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Vitex plant named ‘DAVID SEARLE’ as herein illustrated and described.

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