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US Plant Patent PP20943

PHOS3

Phormium tenax plant named ‘PHOS3’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 7, 2027.

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 PP20943, the photograph of PHOS3 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20943, 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
PP20943
Filed
December 7, 2007
Granted
April 27, 2010
Expires
December 7, 2027
Inventor
LAYT TODD ANTHONY

Abstract

‘PHOS3’ is a distinctive variety of Phormium tenax which is characterized by the combination of its medium upright growth habit, orange tones incorporated into its bronze leaf color, narrower leaf width and resistance to phytophthora root rot.

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 ‘PHOS3’, substantially as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20943 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.