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US Plant Patent PP22128

Yapard

Ophiopogon plant named ‘Yapard’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 19, 2030.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 14, 2029. This patent earned 36 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP22128, the photograph of Yapard printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP22128, 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
PP22128
Filed
December 14, 2009
Granted
September 6, 2011
Expires
January 19, 2030
Inventor
YANDALL STEPHEN; YANDALL SUSAN

Abstract

A new cultivar of Ophiopogon, ‘YAPARD’, characterized by its long and wide dark grey-green to dark grey-purple colored foliage, its abundance of flowers, and its vigorous growth habit with a high rate of adventitious root development.

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 Ophiopogon plant named ‘YAPARD’ as herein illustrated and described.

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