US Plant Patent PP19003

Great Escape

Hosta plant named ‘Great Escape’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 20, 2027.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP19003
Filed: March 20, 2007
Granted: July 8, 2008
Expires: March 20, 2027
Assignee: WITTEMAN & CO
Inventor: VAN DEN TOP HENDRIK JAN

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hosta plant named ‘Great Escape’, characterized by its broadly spreading foliage with upright flower scapes; green and white variegated foliage; violet-colored flowers that are positioned above the foliage on strong scapes; and good garden performance.

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

1. A new and distinct Hosta plant named ‘Great Escape’ as illustrated and described.

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