US Plant Patent PP21079

Claret

Erodium plant named ‘Claret’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 4, 2028.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 16, 2028. This patent earned 18 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP21079
Filed: April 16, 2008
Granted: June 22, 2010
Expires: May 4, 2028
Assignee: MILLER LUEN
Inventor: MILLER LUEN

Abstract

A new cultivar of Erodium plant named ‘CLARET’ that is characterized by low compact spreading habit, saturated dark red flowers with prominent deep purple veins and a white eye, and soft gray-green pubescent foliage. In combination these traits set ‘CLARET’ apart from all other varieties of Erodium known to the inventor.

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 Erodium plant named ‘CLARET’ as described and illustrated herein.

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