US Plant Patent PP16076

Starry Night

Heuchera plant named ‘Starry Night’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired December 2, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 15, 2024. This patent earned 78 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP16076
Filed: September 15, 2004
Granted: October 25, 2005
Expires: December 2, 2024
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
Inventor: EGGER JANET N

Abstract

A new and distinct hybrid of Heuchera plant characterized by very dark leaves throughout the year, a compact habit, and bicolor pink and white flowers.

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

1. A new and distinct hybrid of Heuchera plant characterized by very dark leaves throughout the year, a compact habit, and bicolor pink and white flowers.

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