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US Plant Patent PP33164

Sterling Moon

Begonia ‘Sterling Moon’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 22, 2040.

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

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP33164, the photograph of Sterling Moon printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP33164, 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
PP33164
Filed
September 22, 2020
Granted
June 15, 2021
Expires
September 22, 2040
Inventor
JOHNSON JR OZZIE W

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Begonia plant named ‘Sterling Moon’ is disclosed, characterized by its distinctive silver mottled foliage, upright stems, improved root hardiness and large foliage. Flowers pink, flower buds are darker pink. The new cultivar is a Begonia, typically suited for garden and ornamental container use.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Begonia plant named ‘Sterling Moon’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP33164 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.