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US Plant Patent PP20116

LIRJ

Liriope muscari plant named ‘LIRJ’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 20, 2028.

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 PP20116, the photograph of LIRJ printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20116, 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
PP20116
Filed
March 20, 2008
Granted
June 23, 2009
Expires
March 20, 2028
Inventor
LAYT TODD ANTHONY

Abstract

‘LIRJ’ is a distinctive variety of Liriope muscari which is characterized by the combination of medium-tall plant height combined with narrow-medium leaf width, broad leaf thickness, dense foliage and a purple violet flower color.

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 Liriope muscari plant named ‘LIRJ’ substantially as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20116 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.