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US Plant Patent PP16680

Christmas Berry

Ruscus plant named ‘Christmas Berry’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 30, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 28, 2025. This patent earned 61 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16680, the photograph of Christmas Berry printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16680, 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
PP16680
Filed
January 28, 2005
Granted
June 20, 2006
Expires
March 30, 2025
Assignee
DE JONG GYS PETRUS
Inventor
DE JONG GYS PETRUS

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Ruscus plant named ‘Christmas Berry’, characterized by its upright plant habit; glossy green-colored cladophylls; numerous glossy and bright red-colored fruits; 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 Ruscus plant named ‘Christmas Berry’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16680 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.