US Plant Patent PP12503

Old Glory

Hosta plant named ‘Old Glory’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired December 3, 2019. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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

Figure 3 of US plant patent PP12503, the photograph of Old Glory printed in the patent. — Figure 3 from US Plant Patent PP12503, 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: PP12503
Filed: December 3, 1999
Granted: April 2, 2002
Expires: December 3, 2019
Assignee: SHADY OAKS NURSERY LLC
Inventor: HANSEN HANS A

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Hosta plant named ‘Old Glory’, characterized by a unique variegation pattern with relatively wide dark-green margins and light-yellow centers. The new Hosta including clusters of lavender flowers positioned above the foliage.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Hosta plant named ‘Old Glory’, as illustrated and described.

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