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.

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.