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US Plant Patent PP12882

GRU FI9801

Ficus plant named ‘GRU FI9801’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 4, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 20, 2020. This patent earned 46 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP12882, the photograph of GRU FI9801 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP12882, 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
PP12882
Filed
December 20, 2000
Granted
August 27, 2002
Expires
February 4, 2021
Assignee
VULCAN PLANTS PRODUKTONTWIKKEL
Inventor
DE GRUYTER ANDRE PAULUS

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Ficus plant named ‘GRU FI9801’ characterized by its upright plant habit; freely branching growth habit; and dark green leaves.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Ficus plant named ‘GRU FI9801’, as

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