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US Plant Patent PP14326

VR 172

Anthurium plant named ‘VR 172’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 22, 2022. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 19, 2022. This patent earned 3 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP14326, the photograph of VR 172 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14326, 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
PP14326
Filed
August 19, 2002
Granted
December 2, 2003
Expires
August 22, 2022
Assignee
RIJNPLANT BV
Inventor
VAN RIJN LEONARDUS W B M

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Anthurium plant named ‘VR 172’, characterized by its upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; freely clumping growth habit; durable dark green leaves; red-colored spathes with light red-colored spadices that are positioned above and beyond the foliage on strong and erect scapes; freely flowering habit; and good inflorescence longevity.

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 Anthurium plant named ‘VR 172’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14326 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.