US Plant Patent PP18868

Manhattan Lights

Lupinus plant named ‘Manhattan Lights’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 6, 2026.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 23, 2026. This patent earned 136 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP18868
Filed: June 23, 2006
Granted: June 3, 2008
Expires: November 6, 2026
Assignee: CONIBEAR SARAH FRANCES
Inventor: CONIBEAR SARAH FRANCES

Abstract

‘Manhattan Lights’ is a new variety of Lupinus hybrid that exhibits numerous and large-shaped burgundy and yellow-colored flowers.

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 Lupinus hybrid plant named ‘Manhattan Lights’ as is herein described and illustrated.

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