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US Plant Patent PP18859

LMF500

Lomandra filiformis plant named ‘LMF500’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 22, 2026.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 9, 2026. This patent earned 44 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18859, the photograph of LMF500 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18859, 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
PP18859
Filed
August 9, 2006
Granted
May 27, 2008
Expires
September 22, 2026
Assignee
OZBREED PTY LTD
Inventor
LAYT TODD ANTHONY

Abstract

‘LMF500’ is a distinctive variety of Lomandra filiformis characterized by a more compact growth habit with a greater shoot density than common Lomandra filiformis. In addition, ‘LMF500’ has a more glaucous leaf texture than common Lomandra filiformis, which results in an overall blue-green foliage colour, whereas common Lomandra filiformis has an overall grey-green to green foliage colour.

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 Lomandra filiformis plant named ‘LMF500’, substantially as described and illustrated herein.

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