US Plant Patent PP22769
Freckles
Eucomis plant named ‘Freckles’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends January 4, 2031.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 23, 2030. This patent earned 134 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP22769
- Filed
- August 23, 2010
- Granted
- June 5, 2012
- Expires
- January 4, 2031
- Assignee
- TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC, EGGER JANET N
- Inventor
- EGGER JANET N
Abstract
A new and distinct Eucomis plant characterized by its vigor, extremely well spotted leaves on top and bottom sides, multiple crowns, and leaf margins that are wavy.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
1. A new and distinct Eucomis plant as herein shown and described.
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