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US Plant Patent PP26230

Hercules

Echeveria plant named ‘Hercules’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 1, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 18, 2033. This patent earned 134 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26230, the photograph of Hercules printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26230, 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
PP26230
Filed
November 18, 2013
Granted
December 15, 2015
Expires
April 1, 2034
Inventor
UBINK GERT

Abstract

A new cultivar of Echeveria plant named ‘Hercules’ that is characterized by grey-green leaves with grey-purple margins and tips and a small overall size.

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 Echeveria plant named ‘Hercules’ as described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26230 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.