US Plant Patent PP26968

Flo

Guzmania plant named ‘Flo’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 9, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 17, 2034. This patent earned 83 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26968, the photograph of Flo printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26968, 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: PP26968
Filed: September 17, 2014
Granted: July 19, 2016
Expires: December 9, 2034
Assignee: PIETERS LUC, DE MEYER CAROLINE
Inventor: PIETERS LUC; DE MEYER CAROLINE

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Guzmania plant named ‘Flo’, characterized by its upright and outwardly arching growth habit; narrow dark green-colored leaves; large inflorescences with showy dark red-colored bracts; and good postproduction longevity.

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 Guzmania plant named ‘Flo’ as illustrated and described.

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