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US Plant Patent PP31660

HELEN FROEHLICH

Vitex plant named ‘HELEN FROEHLICH’

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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP31660, the photograph of HELEN FROEHLICH printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP31660, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP31660
Filed
February 19, 2019
Granted
April 14, 2020
Expires
February 19, 2039
Inventor
Jarantoski Kris

Abstract

A new and distinct Vitex hybrid cultivar named ‘HELEN FROEHLICH’ 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 ‘HELEN FROEHLICH’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP31660 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.