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US Plant Patent PP20650

GOLD STRIKE

Agapanthus plant named ‘GOLD STRIKE’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 8, 2028.

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 PP20650, the photograph of GOLD STRIKE printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20650, 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
PP20650
Filed
May 8, 2008
Granted
January 19, 2010
Expires
May 8, 2028
Inventor
GEAR IAN; GEAR HELEN

Abstract

A new cultivar of Agapanthus plant named ‘GOLD STRIKE’ that is characterized by compact habit, green and gold strap-like leaves, and dark-blue flowers on black stems. In combination these traits set ‘GOLD STRIKE’ apart from all other existing varieties of Agapanthus known to the inventor.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of Agapanthus plant named ‘GOLD STRIKE’ as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20650 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.