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US Plant Patent PP20260

Esm Kalua

Hypericum plant named ‘Esm Kalua’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 15, 2027.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 30, 2027. This patent earned 15 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP20260, the photograph of Esm Kalua printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20260, 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
PP20260
Filed
November 30, 2007
Granted
September 1, 2009
Expires
December 15, 2027
Inventor
HOOIJMAN ALOYSIUS A J

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hypericum plant named ‘Esm Kalua’, characterized by its upright, symmetrical and long flowering stems; moderately vigorous growth habit; dark green-colored leaves; uniform and freely flowering habit; uniform and high density of fruits; and large spherical greenish white-colored fruits.

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

1. A new and distinct Hypericum plant named ‘Esm Kalua’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20260 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.