US Plant Patent PP21822
Elfin
Pittosporum plant named ‘Elfin’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends April 24, 2029.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 10, 2028. This patent earned 226 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP21822
- Filed
- September 10, 2008
- Granted
- March 29, 2011
- Expires
- April 24, 2029
- Assignee
- PORTMAN FAYE
- Inventor
- PORTMAN FAYE
Abstract
A new cultivar of Pittosporum plant named ‘Elfin’ that is characterized by a small overall size, short light green leaves and a short crop time.
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 Pittosporum plant named ‘Elfin’ as described and illustrated.
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