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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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP21822, the photograph of Elfin printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21822, 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
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.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21822 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.