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US Plant Patent PP26282

Little Hope

Philodendron plant named ‘Little Hope’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 23, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 4, 2033. This patent earned 200 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26282, the photograph of Little Hope printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26282, 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
PP26282
Filed
November 4, 2013
Granted
December 29, 2015
Expires
May 23, 2034
Inventor
FELL JR DAVID N

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Philodendron plant named ‘Little Hope’, characterized by its relatively compact, upright and mounding plant habit; freely basal branching habit; dense and bushy plant form; vigorous and robust growth habit; relatively small dark green-colored leaves; and relative resistance to pathogens common to Philodendron plants.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Philodendron plant named ‘Little Hope’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26282 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.