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US Plant Patent PP21100

Fireball

Berberis plant named ‘Fireball’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 25, 2029.

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 PP21100, the photograph of Fireball printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21100, 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
PP21100
Filed
February 25, 2009
Granted
June 29, 2010
Expires
February 25, 2029
Inventor
ANDRUSIV MICHAL

Abstract

A new cultivar of Berberis plant named ‘FIREBALL’ that is characterized by semi prostrate habit and bright red foliage. In combination these traits set ‘FIREBALL’ apart from all other existing varieties of Berberis known to the inventor.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Berberis plant named ‘FIREBALL’ as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21100 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.