US Plant Patent PP17420

VP005

Microsorium plant named ‘VP005’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 24, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 25, 2025. This patent earned 29 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP17420
Filed: June 25, 2005
Granted: February 20, 2007
Expires: July 24, 2025
Assignee: ZAIAS-FAST MAGALY
Inventor: ZAIAS-FAST MAGALY

Abstract

A new cultivar of Microsorium plant named ‘VP005’ that is characterized by dark green curly fronds and a compact habit.

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 Microsorium plant named ‘VP005’ as described and illustrated.

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