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US Plant Patent PP25181

ET-LIR 2

Liriope plant named ‘ET-LIR 2’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 8, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 21, 2033. This patent earned 76 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25181, the photograph of ET-LIR 2 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25181, 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
PP25181
Filed
February 21, 2013
Granted
December 16, 2014
Expires
May 8, 2033
Inventor
NOORDHUIS BART

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Liriope plant named ‘ET-LIR 2’, characterized by its upright to outwardly arching plant habit with long, strong, upright flowering stems; freely flowering habit; large violet-colored flowers; good garden performance; and winter hardiness.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Liriope plant named ‘ET-LIR 2’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP25181 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.