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US Plant Patent PP20279

BJM 001

Lily plant named ‘BJM 001’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 21, 2028.

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 PP20279, the photograph of BJM 001 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20279, 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
PP20279
Filed
April 21, 2008
Granted
September 8, 2009
Expires
April 21, 2028
Assignee
UNIV RUTGERS
Inventor
MERRITT RICHARD H

Abstract

A new lily variety distinguished by (1) stem thickness supported by flower crown without bending (1.5 cm in diameter); (2) straight stems with even leaf distribution from bottom to top (more than 100 leaves per plant); (3) flower crown compact (around 36 cm); (4) flower sizes larger (16 cm long 7–9 cm wide at open stage); (5) continuous blooms for two to four weeks; (6) coloration of leaves uniform from bottom to top; (7) height of plant around 30 cm; and (8) snowy white flowers.

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 lily plant, substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20279 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.