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US Plant Patent PP13824

Emerald Beauty

Spathiphyllum plant named ‘Emerald Beauty’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 13, 2022. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 31, 2022. This patent earned 13 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP13824, the photograph of Emerald Beauty printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP13824, 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
PP13824
Filed
May 31, 2002
Granted
May 20, 2003
Expires
June 13, 2022
Assignee
TWYFORD INTERNAT INC
Inventor
LAMB ANN ELIZABETH; LILLY DAVID R

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Spathiphyllum plant named ‘Emerald Beauty’, characterized by its large, upright, somewhat outwardly arching and symmetrical plant habit; glossy and broad dark green leaves; rapid growth rate; white-colored spathes that are positioned just above the foliage on erect peduncles; and good postproduction longevity.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Spathiphyllum plant named ‘Emerald Beauty’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP13824 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.