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US Plant Patent PP19999

RAPUNZEL

Glechoma plant named ‘RAPUNZEL’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 29, 2027.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 30, 2027. This patent earned 29 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP19999, the photograph of RAPUNZEL printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19999, 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
PP19999
Filed
June 30, 2007
Granted
May 19, 2009
Expires
July 29, 2027
Inventor
UNGER CHRISTIAAN

Abstract

A new and distinct Glechoma plant cultivar is disclosed, characterized by a low, compact spreading plant habit; and small, yellow-gold edged, variegated leaves.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Glechoma plant named ‘Rapunzel’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP19999 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.