US Plant Patent PP28086

18LI

Lagerstroemia plant named ‘18LI’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 12, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 1, 2035. This patent earned 72 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP28086
Filed: September 1, 2015
Granted: June 6, 2017
Expires: November 12, 2035
Assignee: CAPSTONE PLANTS INC
Inventor: BERRY JAMES B

Abstract

A new cultivar of Lagerstroemia indica plant named ‘18LI’ that is characterized by its foliage that is dark with a silver sheen, its flowers that are vivid purple in color, its upright and shrubby plant habit, and its resistance to powdery mildew and leaf spot.

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 cultivar of Lagerstroemia plant named ‘18LI’ as herein illustrated and described.

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