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US Plant Patent PP27948

Monument

Caladium plant named ‘Monument’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 16, 2036.

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 PP27948, the photograph of Monument printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27948, 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
PP27948
Filed
January 16, 2016
Granted
April 25, 2017
Expires
January 16, 2036
Assignee
HARTMAN ROBERT DALE
Inventor
HARTMAN ROBERT DALE

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named ‘Monument’, characterized by its compact, short to intermediate, upright and uniformly mounded plant habit; vigorous growth habit and very rapid growth rate; fancy-type leaves with medium green-colored venation, areas surrounding the veins and margins; white and/or white and pink-colored interveinal areas; and green-colored areas marked with white or pink-colored flecks and speckles; and relatively high yield of the largest grade tubers.

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 ‘Monument’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP27948 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.