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US Plant Patent PP36439

ECOLOPIA 4

Lippia nodiflora plant named ‘ECOLOPIA 4’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 18, 2044.

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 PP36439, the photograph of ECOLOPIA 4 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP36439, 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
PP36439
Filed
September 18, 2024
Granted
February 11, 2025
Expires
September 18, 2044
Inventor
OHDE MASATAKA

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Lippia plant named ‘ECOLOPIA 4’ is disclosed, characterized by uniquely long internodes, about 2.6 cm, resulting in tall plants. Plants of the new variety grow vigorously to about 160 cm wide in 3 months and 2 cm tall. The new variety has excellent tolerance for heat, humidity and disease. Foliage is larger than average, plants are sterile. The new variety is a Lippia , useful for a variety of horticultural purposes.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Lippia plant named ‘ECOLOPIA 4’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP36439 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.