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US Plant Patent PP15924

Holiday

Guzmania plant named ‘Holiday’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 14, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 30, 2024. This patent earned 14 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP15924, the photograph of Holiday printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15924, 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
PP15924
Filed
September 30, 2004
Granted
August 16, 2005
Expires
October 14, 2024
Assignee
TWYFORD INT INC
Inventor
HILL JR HERBERT H

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Guzmania plant named ‘Holiday’, characterized by its compact, upright and outwardly arching plant habit; green-colored foliage with purple-colored striations towards the base; inflorescences held upright and above foliage on strong scapes; inflorescences with closely-spaced dark purple-colored flower bracts that are tipped with white; and long-lasting inflorescences that maintain good coloration for about two to three months.

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 Guzmania plant named ‘Holiday’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15924 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.