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US Plant Patent PP24391

Upright Mayan Mask

Alocasia plant named ‘Upright Mayan Mask’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 10, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 14, 2032. This patent earned 118 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24391, the photograph of Upright Mayan Mask printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24391, 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
PP24391
Filed
March 14, 2012
Granted
April 15, 2014
Expires
July 10, 2032
Assignee
WILLIAMS BRIAN PAUL, BRIAN S BOTAN
Inventor
WILLIAMS BRIAN PAUL

Abstract

A new cultivar of Alocasia plant named ‘Upright Mayan Mask’, that is characterized by its leaves that are 1 to 3 feet in length (age dependant), dark green in color with lighter green veins on the upper surface and dark purple in color on the lower surface with colors non-fading with sunlight and age, its leaves that are thick and durable that remain upright with age and are wind tolerant, its light green petioles, its upright plant habit providing good cold tolerance and rot resistance, its ability to produce large stem-like tubers with age, its fast growth rate, its healthy root system, and its height of about 1.8 m.

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 ‘Upright Mayan Mask’ as herein illustrated and described.

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