US Plant Patent PP27050
Regal Shields
Alocasia plant named ‘Regal Shields’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends October 23, 2034.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 22, 2034. This patent earned 93 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP27050
- Filed
- July 22, 2014
- Granted
- August 9, 2016
- Expires
- October 23, 2034
- Assignee
- GARNER LARIANN
- Inventor
- GARNER LARIANN
Abstract
A new cultivar of Alocasia plant, ‘Regal Shields’, that is characterized by its small, compact plant habit, its cold resistance to the winter conditions in southern Florida, its adaptability to shade or sun conditions, its thick and durable leaves, its exhibits mature leaves that are dark green in color suffused with purple with green veins on the upper surface and purple in color with yellow-green veins on the lower surface with the color persistent and consistent, and its ease of growth during production.
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 Alocasia plant named ‘Regal Shields’ as herein illustrated and described.
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