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US Plant Patent PP21752

BJM 004

Lily plant named ‘BJM 004’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 28, 2029.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 10, 2028. This patent earned 200 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP21752, the photograph of BJM 004 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21752, 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
PP21752
Filed
October 10, 2008
Granted
March 1, 2011
Expires
April 28, 2029
Assignee
UNIV RUTGERS
Inventor
MERRITT RICHARD H

Abstract

A new and distinct lily plant substantially as shown and described, characterized by (1) stem thickness supported by flower crown without bending (9 mm in diameter); (2) straight stems with even leaf distribution from bottom to top (102 leaves per plant); (3) flower crown compact (around 12×12 cm); (4) flower sizes large (11-14 cm long 11-14 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) red flowers.

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

1. A new and distinct lily plant as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21752 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.