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US Plant Patent PP25424

Puppy Love

Caladium plant named ‘Puppy Love’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 25, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 14, 2033. This patent earned 134 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25424, the photograph of Puppy Love printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25424, 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
PP25424
Filed
May 14, 2013
Granted
April 7, 2015
Expires
September 25, 2033
Inventor
HARTMAN ROBERT DALE

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named ‘Puppy Love’, characterized by its compact, upright and uniformly mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit; lance-type leaves that are rose red in color with rose red-colored venation and green to whitish green-colored margins; 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 ‘Puppy Love’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP25424 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.