US Plant Patent PP25605

Midnight Ruffles

Heuchera plant named ‘Midnight Ruffles’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 7, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 18, 2033. This patent earned 172 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP25605
Filed: June 18, 2013
Granted: May 26, 2015
Expires: December 7, 2033
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
Inventor: EGGER JANET N

Abstract

A new and distinct Heuchera plant substantially as shown and described, characterized by large, shiny, red brown to purple brown to almost black leaves, very cut and ruffled leaves showing red purple backs, a medium large plant size, small purple-brown flowers in spring, and good 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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