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US Plant Patent PP19867

Merlot BLZ

Calla Lily Plant Named ‘Merlot BLZ’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 21, 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 PP19867, the photograph of Merlot BLZ printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19867, 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
PP19867
Filed
April 21, 2008
Granted
March 31, 2009
Expires
April 21, 2028
Assignee
BLOOMZ LTD
Inventor
WARREN ANDREW G F; SPAANS JACOBUS P

Abstract

A calla lily plant particularly distinguished by red-purple spathes, medium-density maculation on the upper surface of the leaves that is visible from the lower surface and produces 2 to 4 inflorescences per 3-cm tuber, is described.

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 calla lily plant as shown and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP19867 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.