US Plant Patent PP24291

Bella Notte

Heuchera plant named ‘Bella Notte’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 11, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 16, 2032. This patent earned 148 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP24291
Filed: May 16, 2012
Granted: March 4, 2014
Expires: October 11, 2032
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC, EGGER JANET N
Inventor: EGGER JANET N

Abstract

A new and distinct Heuchera plant characterized by medium large, near black leaves with a slight white veil year round, short, dark peduncles, large, bicolor dark and light pink flowers that continue to bloom spring, summer and fall, a well branched, medium large, mounding habit, and excellent vigor.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct Heuchera plant as herein illustrated and described.

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