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US Plant Patent PP14371

Lemon Star

Thunbergia plant named ‘Lemon Star’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 1, 2022. 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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP14371, the photograph of Lemon Star printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14371, 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
PP14371
Filed
April 1, 2002
Granted
December 16, 2003
Expires
April 1, 2022
Assignee
UNGER BREEDING
Inventor
UNGER MICHAEL H

Abstract

A new and distinct Thunbergia plant named ‘Lemon Star’, characterized by its bright yellow flowers, dark green leaves, good basal branching character and climbing, spreading growth habit.

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 Thunbergia plant named ‘Lemon Star’ substantially as herein shown and described, which: (a) exhibits bright yellow flowers; (b) forms dark green foliage; (c) exhibits a good basal branching character; and (d) exhibits a vigorous climbing and spreading growth habit.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14371 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.