US Plant Patent PP18931

Falcon

Cordyline plant named ‘Falcon’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 23, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 20, 2025. This patent earned 307 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP18931
Filed: October 20, 2005
Granted: June 17, 2008
Expires: August 23, 2026
Assignee: SCOTT GORDON, SCOTT SALLY
Inventor: SCOTT GORDON; SCOTT SALLY

Abstract

A new cultivar of Cordyline plant named ‘Falcon’ that is characterized by red-brown leaves and a compact habit.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of Cordyline plant named ‘Falcon’ as described and illustrated.

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