US Plant Patent PP21940

Tuscan Flame

Nandina plant named ‘Tuscan Flame’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 17, 2030.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP21940
Filed: March 17, 2010
Granted: May 31, 2011
Expires: March 17, 2030
Assignee: TANCREDI ROBERT JOHN
Inventor: TANCREDI ROBERT JOHN

Abstract

A new cultivar of Nandina plant named ‘TUSCAN FLAME’ that is distinguishable by compact bushy habit and year round bright red foliage that displays an overall lacy effect. In combination these traits set ‘TUSCAN FLAME’ apart from all other existing varieties of Nandina known to the inventor.

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 Nandina plant named ‘TUSCAN FLAME’ as described and illustrated herein.

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