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US Plant Patent PP16239

Tiny Hope

Lily plant named ‘Tiny Hope’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired December 8, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 23, 2024. This patent earned 46 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16239, the photograph of Tiny Hope printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16239, 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
PP16239
Filed
October 23, 2004
Granted
February 7, 2006
Expires
December 8, 2024
Inventor
MAK NICOLAAS ALOYSIUS MARIA

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Asiatic Hybrid Lily plant named ‘Tiny Hope’ characterized by its medium to large plant size; vigorous growth habit; freely flowering habit; dark red-colored tepals that are slightly recurved and ruffled at the apex; and good postproduction longevity.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Lily plant named ‘Tiny Hope’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16239 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.