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US Plant Patent PP20221

Marmalade

Mussaenda plant named ‘Marmalade’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 18, 2028.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 8, 2027. This patent earned 71 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP20221, the photograph of Marmalade printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20221, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP20221
Filed
November 8, 2007
Granted
August 18, 2009
Expires
January 18, 2028
Assignee
BLOOMIN GOOD INC
Inventor
FERRERO MICHAEL D

Abstract

A new Mussaenda plant particularly distinguished by its prominent, bright yellow flowers with a yellow-orange eye which ages from orange to brown, trapezoidal sepals which range in color from bright yellow to orange to pink and red-purple, and sepals which are pendulous and are occasionally twisted. Additionally, this mew Mussaenda plant can withstand brief periods of freezing temperatures without damage.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Mussaenda plant as shown and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20221 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.