US Plant Patent PP27417

Hot Spot

×Heucherella plant named ‘Hot Spot’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 26, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 13, 2035. This patent earned 74 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP27417
Filed: April 13, 2015
Granted: November 22, 2016
Expires: June 26, 2035
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
Inventor: EGGER JANET N

Abstract

A new and distinct × Heucherella plant substantially as shown and described, characterized by a low, spreading habit, a Heuchera -like leaf shape, leaves of yellow to lime green in color with a large red brown center spot, showy dark pink flowers from spring to fall, and excellent 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 × Heucherella plant as herein illustrated and described.

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