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US Plant Patent PP26890

Dragon Heart

Colocasia plant named ‘Dragon Heart’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 24, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 31, 2034. This patent earned 174 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26890, the photograph of Dragon Heart printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26890, 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
PP26890
Filed
January 31, 2014
Granted
June 28, 2016
Expires
July 24, 2034
Assignee
WILLIAMS BRIAN PAUL, BRIAN S BOTAN
Inventor
WILLIAMS BRIAN PAUL

Abstract

A new cultivar of Colocasia plant named ‘Dragon Heart’ that is characterized by its large plant habit growing up to 2.1 m in height, its large leaves up to 90 cm in length, its velvety leaves that are very dark purple-black in color, its production of large tubers up to 15 cm in diameter, and its maroon petioles that are streaked with dark maroon and black.

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 Colocasia plant named ‘Dragon Heart’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26890 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.