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US Plant Patent PP19331

Ralto

Pieris plant named ‘Ralto’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 11, 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 PP19331, the photograph of Ralto printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19331, 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
PP19331
Filed
October 11, 2007
Granted
October 14, 2008
Expires
October 11, 2027
Inventor
VAN OPSTAL RONNIE ADRIANUS ANTONIUS

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Pieris plant named ‘Ralto’, characterized by its upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; green and yellow variegated leaves; large inflorescences with numerous red purple-colored flowers; and good garden performance.

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 Pieris plant named ‘Ralto’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP19331 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.