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US Plant Patent PP21954

Moonraker

Phormium plant named ‘Moonraker’

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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP21954, the photograph of Moonraker printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21954, 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
PP21954
Filed
March 17, 2010
Granted
May 31, 2011
Expires
March 17, 2030
Inventor
DEAN MARK; DEAN ESME

Abstract

A new cultivar of hybrid Phormium named ‘Moonraker’ that is characterized by its foliage that is variegated with bright green margins and creamy yellow-green centers, its slightly arching plant habit, its small leaves, and its compact plant habit.

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 Phormium plant named ‘Moonraker’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21954 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.