US Plant Patent PP27072

Snow Drift

Caladium plant named ‘Snow Drift’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 3, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 4, 2034. This patent earned 89 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP27072
Filed: December 4, 2014
Granted: August 16, 2016
Expires: March 3, 2035
Assignee: HARTMAN ROBERT DALE
Inventor: HARTMAN ROBERT DALE

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named ‘Snow Drift’, characterized by its intermediate height; compact, upright and uniform plant habit; vigorous growth habit and rapid growth rate; fancy-type leaves that are white in color with green-colored venation and 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 ‘Snow Drift’ as illustrated and described.

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