US Plant Patent PP21858

Midnight Bayou

Heuchera plant named ‘Midnight Bayou’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 3, 2030.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 14, 2029. This patent earned 51 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP21858
Filed: December 14, 2009
Granted: April 5, 2011
Expires: February 3, 2030
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
Inventor: EGGER JANET N

Abstract

A new and distinct hybrid of Heuchera plant characterized by its very large purple spring leaves to rose-purple summer leaves with black veins and a silver veil. In addition it has a large mounding 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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