US Plant Patent PP23173

Root Beer

Heuchera plant named ‘Root Beer’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 18, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 25, 2031. This patent earned 113 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP23173
Filed: February 25, 2011
Granted: November 6, 2012
Expires: June 18, 2031
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC, EGGER JANET N
Inventor: EGGER JANET N

Abstract

A new and distinct Heuchera plant characterized by medium red brown leaves year round, very free flowering on medium to short flower stalks, creamy yellow flowers on red peduncles, well branched, 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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