US Plant Patent PP17271

Red Angel

Fittonia plant named ‘Red Angel’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 11, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 30, 2025. This patent earned 11 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP17271
Filed: June 30, 2005
Granted: December 12, 2006
Expires: July 11, 2025
Assignee: SCHOENMAKERS TROPISCHE POTCULT
Inventor: SCHOENMAKERS KEES

Abstract

A new cultivar of Fittonia plant named ‘Red Angel’ that is characterized by small green leaves with red veins.

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 Fittonia plant named ‘Red Angel’ as described and illustrated.

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