US Patent Issued to SUNTORY FLOWERS on Sept. 1 for "Petunia plant named 'Surf 271'" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. PP37,662, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to SUNTORY FLOWERS Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Petunia plant named 'Surf 271'" was invented by Kiyoshi Miyazaki (Hikone, Japan) and Yasuyuki Murakami (Higashiomi, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named 'Surf 271', characterized by its compact, upright to outwardly spreading and eventually trailing plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; freely flowering habit; long flowering period; and single-type flowers with purplish pink-colored petals."

The patent was filed on Dec. 30, 2025, under Application No. 19/436,646.

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