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US Plant Patent PP26264

Tiki Torch

Caladium plant named ‘Tiki Torch ’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 24, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 4, 2033. This patent earned 201 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26264, the photograph of Tiki Torch printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26264, 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
PP26264
Filed
November 4, 2013
Granted
December 22, 2015
Expires
May 24, 2034
Inventor
HARTMAN ROBERT DALE

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named ‘Tiki Torch’, characterized by its compact, upright and uniformly mounded plant habit; vigorous growth habit and rapid growth rate; lance-type leaves that have rose red-colored centers and venation with lime green to chartreuse-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 ‘Tiki Torch’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26264 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.