US Plant Patent PP8389
Emerald Swirl
Spathiphyllum plant named Emerald Swirl
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired February 24, 2012. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.
The record
- Patent number
- PP8389
- Filed
- February 24, 1992
- Granted
- September 21, 1993
- Expires
- February 24, 2012
Abstract
A new and distinct Spathiphyllum plant named Emerald Swirl, characterized by its dark green glossy, thick and leathery leaves, numerous large flowers held closely above the foliage on strong pedicels, with the flowering habit resulting in substantially less cubic feet being required for shipping, and by the distinctive twist or swirl at the upper or outer ends of the leaves and flowers.
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 cultivar of Spathiphyllum plant named Emerald Swirl, as illustrated and described.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP8389 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.