US Plant Patent PP26250

MonRik

Lithodora plant named ‘MonRik’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 1, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 20, 2033. This patent earned 134 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP26250
Filed: September 20, 2013
Granted: December 22, 2015
Expires: February 1, 2034
Assignee: MONROVIA NURSERY CO, WELLS RICK
Inventor: WELLS RICK

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Lithodora plant named ‘MonRik’, characterized by its compact, upright to somewhat outwardly spreading and uniformly mounded plant habit; freely branching habit; green and creamy white-colored variegated leaves; bright blue-colored flowers; and good garden performance.

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 Lithodora plant named ‘MonRik’ as illustrated and described.

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