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US Plant Patent PP25973

NAIROBI

Ficus elastica plant named ‘NAIROBI’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 8, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 30, 2033. This patent earned 190 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25973, the photograph of NAIROBI printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25973, 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
PP25973
Filed
October 30, 2013
Granted
October 6, 2015
Expires
May 8, 2034
Inventor
VAN GEEST JAN

Abstract

A new and distinct Ficus elastica cultivar named ‘NAIROBI’ is disclosed, characterized by, a compact shape and elliptic to ovate green to grey-green leaves. The new variety is a Ficus elastica typically produced as an ornamental plant.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Ficus elastica plant named ‘NAIROBI’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP25973 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.