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US Plant Patent PP25670

Pontovia

Liriope gigantea plant named ‘Pontovia’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 6, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 18, 2033. This patent earned 171 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25670, the photograph of Pontovia printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25670, 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
PP25670
Filed
June 18, 2013
Granted
June 30, 2015
Expires
December 6, 2033
Assignee
PONTO ROBERT
Inventor
PONTO ROBERT

Abstract

‘Pontovia’ is a distinctive variety of Liriope gigantea which is characterized by the combination of: foliage variegation ranging from gold striations at and near the leaf margins with lime-green striations concentrated at or near the leaf midrib in immature foliage, to near-silver striations at and near the leaf margins with dark green striations concentrated at and near the leaf midrib in mature foliage and varying amounts of each color at intermediate stages of leaf development; dark violet flowers; and taller inflorescences.

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

That which is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of Liriope gigantea plant named ‘Pontovia’, substantially as described and illustrated herein.

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