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US Plant Patent PP19956

Curzena

Curcuma plant named ‘Curzena’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 12, 2027.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 11, 2026. This patent earned 336 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP19956, the photograph of Curzena printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19956, 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
PP19956
Filed
May 11, 2006
Granted
April 28, 2009
Expires
April 12, 2027
Inventor
VAN DER KNAAP LEONARDUS JOHANN

Abstract

A new curcuma plant particularly distinguished by dark-pink flowers with red tips and green leaves with red veins is disclosed.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of curcuma plant as shown and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP19956 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.