US Plant Patent PP15072

Burgundy Lace

Athyrium niponicum var. pictum plant named ‘Burgundy Lace’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 11, 2023. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 22, 2023. This patent earned 19 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP15072, the photograph of Burgundy Lace printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15072, 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: PP15072
Filed: April 22, 2003
Granted: August 3, 2004
Expires: May 11, 2023
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
Inventor: HEIMS DANIEL M

Abstract

A new and distinct hybrid of Athyrium niponicum var. pictum plant characterized by exceptional burgundy, pink, and silver colors of the fronds.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct selection of Athyrium niponicum var. pictum plant substantially as shown and described, characterized by exceptional burgundy, pink, and silver colors of the fronds.

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