US Plant Patent PP18486

TAUPO BLAZE

Libertia plant named ‘TAUPO BLAZE’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 7, 2026.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 25, 2026. This patent earned 135 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP18486
Filed: May 25, 2006
Granted: February 12, 2008
Expires: October 7, 2026
Assignee: SMITH PHILLIP
Inventor: SMITH PHILLIP

Abstract

A new cultivar of Libertia named ‘TAUPO BLAZE’ that is characterized by compact clumping habit, white star-like flowers, and pronounced burnt-red to scarlet foliage color in fall and winter. In combination these traits set ‘TAUPO BLAZE’ apart from all other existing varieties of Libertia known to the inventor.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of Libertia plant named ‘TAUPO BLAZE’ as described and illustrated herein.

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