US Plant Patent PP20207

Marant

Liriope plant named ‘Marant’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 11, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 8, 2025. This patent earned 154 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP20207
Filed: December 8, 2005
Granted: August 4, 2009
Expires: May 11, 2026
Assignee: PLANT DEV SERVICES INC
Inventor: BERRY JAMES BRYAN

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Liriope that possesses unique color and leaf width.

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 plant named ‘Marant’ illustrated and described.

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