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US Plant Patent PP16004

Nr. 256

Spathiphyllum plant named ‘Nr. 256’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 28, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 10, 2024. This patent earned 18 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16004, the photograph of Nr. 256 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16004, 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
PP16004
Filed
August 10, 2004
Granted
September 27, 2005
Expires
August 28, 2024
Assignee
BRAAM YOUNG PLANTS B V
Inventor
VAN ANDEL OTTO JAN ROBERT

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Spathiphyllum plant named ‘Nr. 256’, characterized by its compact, upright and outwardly arching plant habit; freely clumping growth habit; glossy dark green-colored leaves; white-colored spathes and creamy white-colored spadices that are positioned above the foliage on strong and erect scapes; and good postproduction longevity.

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 Spathiphyllum plant named ‘Nr. 256’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16004 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.