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US Plant Patent PP20249

PHOS2

Phormium tenax Plant Named ‘PHOS2’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 22, 2027.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 9, 2026. This patent earned 197 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP20249, the photograph of PHOS2 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20249, 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
PP20249
Filed
August 9, 2006
Granted
September 1, 2009
Expires
February 22, 2027
Assignee
LAYT TODD ANTHONY
Inventor
LAYT TODD ANTHONY

Abstract

‘PHOS2’ is a distinctive variety of Phormium tenax which is characterized by a dwarf growth habit with a strong shoot density as compared with the species Phormium tenax, which has a variable growth form ranging from short to tall plant height and sparse to dense shoot density. In addition, ‘PHOS2’ has a bronze mature leaf color, whereas the parental form of the species Phormium tenax has a mature leaf colour of purple.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of Phormium tenax plant named ‘PHOS2’, substantially as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20249 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.