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US Plant Patent PP21958

Fried Green Tomatoes

Lobelia plant named ‘Fried Green Tomatoes’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 2, 2029.

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 PP21958, the photograph of Fried Green Tomatoes printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21958, 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
PP21958
Filed
November 2, 2009
Granted
May 31, 2011
Expires
November 2, 2029
Assignee
PLANTS NOUVEAU A DIVISION OF TREADWELL PALMER INTERNATIONAL INC
Inventor
BROWN JAMES DEAN

Abstract

A new and distinct Lobelia cardinalis plant characterized by deep purple foliage and tomato red blooms.

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

1. A new and distinct Lobelia plant as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21958 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.