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US Plant Patent PP24997

Fireworks

Caladium plant named ‘Fireworks’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 16, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 8, 2033. This patent earned 36 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24997, the photograph of Fireworks printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24997, 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
PP24997
Filed
February 8, 2013
Granted
October 21, 2014
Expires
March 16, 2033
Assignee
HARTMAN ROBERT DALE
Inventor
HARTMAN ROBERT DALE

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named ‘Fireworks’, characterized by its upright plant habit; intermediate to tall plant size; uniform plant habit; vigorous and dense growth habit; glossy to shiny fancy-type leaves with medium to dark green-colored background and border centrally marked with coalescing dark red-colored spots and blotches; with development, spots and blotches almost cover the entire leaf surface; spots and blotches surrounded with white-colored borders; dark purple-colored leaf venation; and good landscape performance.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Caladium plant named ‘Fireworks’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP24997 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.