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US Plant Patent PP14426

Molten Lava

Coleus plant named ‘Molten Lava’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired November 8, 2022. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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 PP14426, the photograph of Molten Lava printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14426, 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
PP14426
Filed
November 8, 2002
Granted
December 30, 2003
Expires
November 8, 2022
Inventor
REPP RALPH

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Coleus plant named ‘Molten Lava’, characterized by its upright and tall plant habit; and dark purple and dark red bi-colored leaves.

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 Coleus plant named ‘Molten Lava’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14426 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.