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US Plant Patent PP17231

Snow Star

Fittonia plant named ‘Snow Star’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 25, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17231, the photograph of Snow Star printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17231, 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
PP17231
Filed
June 25, 2005
Granted
November 21, 2006
Expires
June 25, 2025
Assignee
SCHOENMAKERS TROPISCHE POTCULT
Inventor
SCHOENMAKERS KEES

Abstract

A new cultivar of Fittonia plant named ‘Snow Star’ that is characterized by small green and white leaves with green 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 ‘Snow Star’ as described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17231 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.