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US Plant Patent PP20091

Starburst

Caladium plant named ‘Starburst’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 19, 2028.

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 PP20091, the photograph of Starburst printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20091, 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
PP20091
Filed
February 19, 2008
Granted
June 9, 2009
Expires
February 19, 2028
Inventor
HARTMAN ROBERT DALE

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named ‘Starburst’, characterized by its compact plant habit; vigorous and dense growth habit; and strap-type leaves that are red purple in color in the center with green-colored borders and dark green-colored margins; when mature, veins are whitish giving a star-like appearance.

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

1. A new and distinct Caladium plant named ‘Starburst’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20091 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.