US Patent Issued to DUMMEN GROUP on Sept. 9 for "Petunia plant named 'Dopetpoplublasa'" (Dutch Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. PP36,948, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to DUMMEN GROUP B.V. (De Lier, Netherlands).

"Petunia plant named 'Dopetpoplublasa'" was invented by Arjan Koot (Oeffelt, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named 'Dopetpoplublasa', characterized by its semi-upright and uniformly mounding plant habit; relatively moderately vigorous growth habit and moderate growth rate; freely branching habit; early and freely flowering habit; large velvety dark greyish purple-colored flowers that appear to be almost black in color; good container and garden performance; and resistance to Tobacco Mosaic Virus." ...