US Plant Patent PP21933

Happy Trails

Tiarella plant named ‘Happy Trails’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 2, 2030.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 14, 2029. This patent earned 19 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP21933
Filed: December 14, 2009
Granted: May 24, 2011
Expires: January 2, 2030
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
Inventor: EGGER JANET N

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Tiarella plant characterized by small palmately-lobed leaves, with the terminal lobe the longest, an excellent trailing habit, distinct, dark brown markings following the veins, and excellent vigor.

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 Tiarella plant herein illustrated and described.

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