US Plant Patent PP16332

Treasure Island

Carex plant named ‘Treasure Island’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 8, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 12, 2024. This patent earned 178 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP16332
Filed: October 12, 2004
Granted: March 14, 2006
Expires: April 8, 2025
Assignee: SHADY OAKS NURSERY LLC
Inventor: HANSEN HANS ANDREW

Abstract

A new cultivar of Carex ciliato - marginata, ‘Treasure Island’ characterized by its variegated foliage with white margins and green centers, a spreading habit with suitable use as a groundcover and a vigorous growth rate.

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 Carex plant named ‘Treasure Island’ as herein illustrated and described.

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