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US Plant Patent PP20957

Northern Star

Agapanthus plant named ‘Northern Star’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 3, 2029.

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 PP20957, the photograph of Northern Star printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20957, 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
PP20957
Filed
March 3, 2009
Granted
April 27, 2010
Expires
March 3, 2029
Inventor
FULCHER RICHARD JOHN

Abstract

A new cultivar of Agapanthus plant named ‘Northern Star’ that is characterized by green leaves with a violet base and a large number of violet flowers.

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 ‘Northern Star’ as described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20957 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.