US Plant Patent PP20446

Summer Rose

Caladium plant named ‘Summer Rose’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 30, 2028.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 12, 2028. This patent earned 18 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP20446
Filed: May 12, 2008
Granted: November 3, 2009
Expires: May 30, 2028
Assignee: FLORIDA FOUND SEED PRODUCERS INC
Inventor: DENG ZHANAO; HARBAUGH BRENT

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named ‘Summer Rose’, characterized by its very large heart shaped leaves, bright rose color, and demonstrated potential to produce large plants with huge leaves when grown in outdoor landscapes and attractive plants when forced in pots.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named ‘Summer Rose’, as illustated and described.

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