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US Plant Patent PP21883

Pink Elephant

Hibiscus plant named ‘Pink Elephant’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 21, 2029.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 20, 2028. This patent earned 397 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP21883, the photograph of Pink Elephant printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21883, 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
PP21883
Filed
August 20, 2008
Granted
April 26, 2011
Expires
September 21, 2029
Assignee
MIKSICH THOMAS M
Inventor
MIKSICH THOMAS M

Abstract

A new and distinct hybrid of hardy Hibiscus plant named ‘Pink Elephant’ producing a multitude of large, flat, pink flowers with small maraschino cherry red eye and light rose veining on large plants over at least 12 weeks during the summer and early fall.

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

1. A new and distinct hybrid cultivar of hardy Hibiscus plant named ‘Pink Elephant’ as herein described and illustrated, producing a multitude of large pink flowers with maraschino cherry eye on large plants over at least 12 weeks during the summer and early fall, suitable as a potted plant, for the garden, and for cut flower arrangements.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21883 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.