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US Plant Patent PP12396

Iron Butterfly

Tiarella plant named ‘Iron Butterfly’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 2, 2019. 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 3 of US plant patent PP12396, the photograph of Iron Butterfly printed in the patent.
Figure 3 from US Plant Patent PP12396, 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
PP12396
Filed
June 2, 1999
Granted
February 5, 2002
Expires
June 2, 2019
Assignee
TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
Inventor
HEIMS DAN M

Abstract

A new and distinct hybrid of Tiarella plant characterized by unique leaves.

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 hybrid of Tiarella plant substantially as shown and

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12396 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.