US Plant Patent PP21239
golden goblin
Cortaderia plant named ‘golden goblin’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends March 27, 2029.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record
- Patent number
- PP21239
- Filed
- March 27, 2009
- Granted
- August 24, 2010
- Expires
- March 27, 2029
- Assignee
- MERZ MICHAEL
- Inventor
- MERZ MICHAEL
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Cortaderia plant named ‘Golden Goblin’, characterized by its compact, upright to outwardly arching plant habit; green and yellow variegated leaves; early flowering habit; and good garden performance.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
1. A new and distinct Cortaderia plant named ‘Golden Goblin’ as illustrated and described.
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