US Plant Patent PP14228

Merlot

Phormium plant named ‘Merlot’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 31, 2022. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP14228, the photograph of Merlot printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14228, 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: PP14228
Filed: July 31, 2002
Granted: October 14, 2003
Expires: July 31, 2022
Assignee: LYNDALE NURERIES
Inventor: WOOLMORE MALCOLM

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Phormium plant named ‘Merlot’, characterized by its upright plant habit; stiff, leathery, tough and durable foliage; dark grayed purple upper leaf surfaces with distinct black leaf margin and midrib; and silvery gray lower leaf surfaces.

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 cultivar of Phormium plant named ‘Merlot’, as illustrated and described.

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