US Plant Patent PP26260
Red Sky
Guzmania plant named ‘Red Sky’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends June 4, 2034.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 8, 2033. This patent earned 208 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP26260
- Filed
- November 8, 2013
- Granted
- December 22, 2015
- Expires
- June 4, 2034
- Assignee
- PIETERS LUC, DE MEYER CAROLINE
- Inventor
- PIETERS LUC; DE MEYER CAROLINE
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Guzmania plant named ‘Red Sky’, characterized by its upright and outwardly arching growth habit; dark green-colored leaves; large inflorescences with outwardly arching 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 ‘Red Sky’ as illustrated and described.
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