US Plant Patent PP24625

ECLIPSE

Hosta plant named ‘ECLIPSE’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 21, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 12, 2032. This patent earned 193 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP24625
Filed: July 12, 2012
Granted: July 8, 2014
Expires: January 21, 2033
Assignee: DEAN DONALD
Inventor: DEAN DONALD

Abstract

A new cultivar of Hosta named ‘ECLIPSE’ that is characterized by upright, clumping habit, early summer white flowers, giant medium blue-green leaves with golden-yellow edges that brighten as the season progresses. In combination these traits set ‘ECLIPSE’ apart from all other existing varieties of Hosta known to the inventor.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct variety of Hosta plant named ‘ECLIPSE’ as described and illustrated.

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