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US Plant Patent PP28272

Golden Star

Coprosma plant named ‘Golden Star’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 1, 2036.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 10, 2035. This patent earned 114 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP28272, the photograph of Golden Star printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28272, 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
PP28272
Filed
October 10, 2015
Granted
August 15, 2017
Expires
February 1, 2036
Inventor
FRASER PETER JOHN

Abstract

A new cultivar of Coprosma plant named ‘Golden Star’ that is characterized by a compact habit and variegated yellow leaves with an irregular green center and orange margins.

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

The invention claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of Coprosma plant named ‘Golden Star’ as described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP28272 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.