US Plant Patent PP7344
Bressingham Ruby
Bergenia "Bressingham Ruby"
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired July 28, 2009. 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.
The record
- Patent number
- PP7344
- Filed
- July 28, 1989
- Granted
- October 2, 1990
- Expires
- July 28, 2009
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of Bergenia characterized by its distinct winter foliage color.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
We claim: 1. A new and distinct hybrid of Bergenia substantially as shown and described, characterized by: an attractive and unique winter foliage color; with leaves turning to a deep brown in winter followed by a burgundy red color in late winter.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP7344 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.