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US Plant Patent PP23654

Slingco 1

Weigela plant named ‘Slingco 1’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 18, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 16, 2031. This patent earned 63 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23654, the photograph of Slingco 1 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23654, 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
PP23654
Filed
November 16, 2011
Granted
June 11, 2013
Expires
January 18, 2032
Inventor
VERHOEF GIJSBERTUS

Abstract

A new cultivar of Weigela plant named ‘Slingco 1’ that is characterized by a compact habit, a short overall height, red flowers and green foliage.

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

The invention claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of Weigela plant named ‘Slingco 1’ as described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23654 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.