US Plant Patent PP20492

Tahitian Sunset

Metrosideros plant named ‘Tahitian Sunset’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 20, 2027.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 1, 2027. This patent earned 19 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP20492
Filed: December 1, 2007
Granted: November 17, 2009
Expires: December 20, 2027
Assignee: WOOLMORE MALCOLM
Inventor: WOOLMORE MALCOLM

Abstract

A new cultivar of Metrosideros plant named ‘Tahitian Sunset’ that is characterized by green and yellow variegated leaves, coral colored flowers and short internodes.

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 Metrosideros plant named ‘Tahitian Sunset’ as described and illustrated.

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