US Plant Patent PP20982
PINEAPPLE PRINCESS
Colocasia plant named ‘PINEAPPLE PRINCESS’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends August 23, 2028.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 4, 2028. This patent earned 232 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP20982
- Filed
- January 4, 2008
- Granted
- May 11, 2010
- Expires
- August 23, 2028
- Assignee
- CHO JOHN
- Inventor
- CHO JOHN
Abstract
A new cultivar of Colocasia plant named ‘PINEAPPLE PRINCESS’ that is characterized by a combination of a large yellow-green colored leaves with light purple veins, a matte finish, undulating purple leaf margins, burgundy colored petioles and a small to medium sized compact plant. In combination these characteristics distinguish ‘PINEAPPLE PRINCESS’ from all other varieties of Colocasia known to the inventor.
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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Colocasia plant named ‘PINEAPPLE PRINCESS’ as described and illustrated herein.
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