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US Plant Patent PP26155

Golden Drop

Agapanthus plant named ‘Golden Drop’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 29, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 9, 2033. This patent earned 142 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26155, the photograph of Golden Drop printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26155, 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
PP26155
Filed
August 9, 2013
Granted
November 24, 2015
Expires
December 29, 2033
Inventor
ROEBUCK CHRISTOPHER GARDINER

Abstract

A new cultivar of Agapanthus named ‘Golden Drop’, characterized by its variegated foliage with light green centers and creamy yellow margins, and its flowers that are light blue in color and held on erect stems.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Agapanthus plant named ‘Golden Drop’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26155 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.