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US Plant Patent PP35221

Mouseketeer

Hosta plant named ‘Mouseketeer’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 1, 2042.

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

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP35221, the photograph of Mouseketeer printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP35221, 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
PP35221
Filed
November 1, 2022
Granted
June 13, 2023
Expires
November 1, 2042
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC, HANSEN HANS A
Inventor
HANSEN HANS A

Abstract

A new and distinct Hosta plant named ‘Mouseketeer’ producing a small-sized upright mound of small leaves that are nearly rounded, lightly cupped, with rounded bases and rounded apices. The leaves are stiff, and smooth, with flat margins and heavy substance. Leaf color is dark green to slightly bluish-green on the wide margins and light yellow in the center with irregular small green flecks and varying shades of light green between the margin and center. The petioles are broad and display the green margin and light yellow center colors. ‘Mouseketeer’ is useful in the landscape, as a container plant, a specimen or en masse.

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 Hosta plant named ‘Mouseketeer’ as herein described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP35221 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.