US Plant Patent PP31413
ROYAL TWIST
Medinilla plant named ‘ROYAL TWIST’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends August 16, 2038.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record
- Patent number
- PP31413
- Filed
- August 16, 2018
- Granted
- January 28, 2020
- Expires
- August 16, 2038
- Assignee
- BAK ELLY, STEUR NICOLAAS D M, CornBak BV
- Inventor
- BAK ELLY; STEUR NICOLAAS D M
Abstract
A new and distinct Medinilla cultivar named ‘ROYAL TWIST’ is disclosed, characterized by an erect and sturdy plant habit. Glossy, green foliage is approximately 16 cm in length. Pendulous panicles are composed of flowers colored near Red-Purple 64C. The new variety is a Medinilla, normally produced as an ornamental plant.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Medinilla plant named ‘ROYAL TWIST’ as herein illustrated and described.
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