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US Plant Patent PP13013

GRU CO9901

Codiaeum plant named ‘GRU CO9901’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 11, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 9, 2021. This patent earned 2 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP13013, the photograph of GRU CO9901 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP13013, 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
PP13013
Filed
March 9, 2001
Granted
September 24, 2002
Expires
March 11, 2021
Inventor
DE GRUYTER ANDRE PAULUS

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Codiaeum plant named ‘GRU CO9901’, characterized by its upright and compact growth habit; uniquely-colored green, yellow and dark pink variegated leaves that do not fade during the winter; thick and strong leaves; and excellent post-production longevity.

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 cultivar of Codiaeum plant named ‘GRU CO9901’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP13013 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.