US Plant Patent PP28567

Tropical Storm

Colocasia plant named ‘Tropical Storm’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 7, 2036.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP28567
Filed: July 7, 2016
Granted: October 24, 2017
Expires: July 7, 2036
Assignee: UNIV HAWAII
Inventor: CHO JOHN J

Abstract

A new cultivar of Colocasia plant named ‘Tropical Storm’ that is characterized by very compact, prolific basal branching and leaves which are purple-black in color except for a prominent contrasting cream-yellow central streak.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Colocasia plant named ‘Tropical Storm’ as described and illustrated herein.

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