US Plant Patent PP24902
Desert Black
Sedum plant named ‘Desert Black’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends May 4, 2033.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 19, 2033. This patent earned 74 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP24902
- Filed
- February 19, 2013
- Granted
- September 16, 2014
- Expires
- May 4, 2033
- Assignee
- TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
- Inventor
- EGGER JANET N
Abstract
A new and distinct hybrid of Sedum plant substantially as shown and described, characterized by medium oblong dark brown leaves with entire margins, high crown count, short stems of dark maroon, a low, clumping habit, and excellent vigor.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
I claim: 1. A new and distinct hybrid of Sedum plant as herein illustrated and described.
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