US Plant Patent PP23069
Heart No Ki
Maytenus plant named ‘Heart No Ki’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends March 2, 2031.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 29, 2030. This patent earned 63 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP23069
- Filed
- December 29, 2010
- Granted
- September 25, 2012
- Expires
- March 2, 2031
- Assignee
- SAWADA KOTARO, Sawada Noen
- Inventor
- SAWADA KOTARO
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Maytenus plant named ‘Heart No Ki’, characterized by its upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dark green-colored leaves; freely flowering habit; and attractive greyed purple-colored fruits.
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1. A new and distinct Maytenus plant named ‘Heart No Ki’ as illustrated and described.
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