US Plant Patent PP16489

BCP 20-18

Artichoke plant named ‘BCP 20-18’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 20, 2023. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP16489
Filed: February 20, 2003
Granted: May 2, 2006
Expires: February 20, 2023
Assignee: CHAHBANDAR MEDHAT
Inventor: CHAHBANDAR MEDHAT

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Artichoke plant named ‘BCP 20-18’. This new variety is characterized by a compact shape, a thicker heart, and it matures significantly earlier than other varieties. It has more green (less yellow) overall coloration.

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

1. The new and distinct variety of artichoke plant substantially as shown and described herein.

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