US Plant Patent PP27179

Monkey Island

Solenostemon plant named ‘Monkey Island’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 5, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 6, 2034. This patent earned 91 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27179, the photograph of Monkey Island printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27179, 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: PP27179
Filed: March 6, 2014
Granted: September 20, 2016
Expires: June 5, 2034
Assignee: MEMPHIS ZOO INC
Inventor: SHEPHERD CONNIE; Maybry Jill

Abstract

A new and distinct Solenostemon plant named ‘Monkey Island’, characterized by its vigorous, upright growth habit, the width of its leaves measuring at about 5 cm, and its foliage pattern of splotches of maroon, medium green, green, white, pink, and red.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Solenostemon plant named ‘Monkey Island’, substantially as herein illustrated and described.

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