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US Plant Patent PP27700

KEK 5006

Agapanthus plant named ‘KEK 5006’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 31, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 28, 2035. This patent earned 64 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27700, the photograph of KEK 5006 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27700, 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
PP27700
Filed
May 28, 2015
Granted
February 21, 2017
Expires
July 31, 2035
Inventor
KIRSTEN KEITH

Abstract

A new and distinct Agapanthus cultivar named ‘KEK 5006’ is disclosed, characterized by, green foliage with a distinct yellow margin. Plants are consistently variegated and easier to propagate than most variegated Agapanthus . The new variety is a Agapanthus , typically produced as an outdoor ornamental plant.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Agapanthus plant named ‘KEK 5006’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP27700 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.