US Plant Patent PP21871

Berry Smoothie

Heuchera plant named ‘Berry Smoothie’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 17, 2030.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 14, 2029. This patent earned 65 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP21871
Filed: December 14, 2009
Granted: April 12, 2011
Expires: February 17, 2030
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
Inventor: EGGER JANET N

Abstract

A new and distinct hybrid of Heuchera plant characterized by it salmon-rose spring leaves to rose-purple summer leaves, large leaves and habit, and excellent vigor.

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

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

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