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US Plant Patent PP21383

Alma's Star

Hibiscus plant named ‘Alma's Star’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 21, 2028.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 12, 2027. This patent earned 345 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP21383, the photograph of Alma's Star printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21383, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP21383
Filed
October 12, 2007
Granted
October 12, 2010
Expires
September 21, 2028
Inventor
BODIFORD ALMA N

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus named ‘Alma's Star’ particularly characterized by its unique and distinct bloom.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of Hibisus mutabilis plant named ‘Alma's Star’ as described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21383 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.