US Plant Patent PP21946

Silver Splendor

Begonia plant named ‘Silver Splendor’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 29, 2029.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 20, 2029. This patent earned 39 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP21946
Filed: November 20, 2009
Granted: May 31, 2011
Expires: December 29, 2029
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
Inventor: HEIMS DANIEL M

Abstract

A new and distinct form of Begonia plant characterized by deeply cut maple-shaped leaves, heavily silver-spotted foliage, and vigor.

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

1. A new and distinct form of Begonia plant as hereby illustrated and described.

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