US Plant Patent PP13289

Neon Lights

Tiarella plant named ‘Neon Lights’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 27, 2021. 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 PP13289, the photograph of Neon Lights printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP13289, 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: PP13289
Filed: June 27, 2001
Granted: November 26, 2002
Expires: June 27, 2021
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
Inventor: HEIMS DANIEL M

Abstract

A new and distinct hybrid of Tiarella plant characterized by its unique leaf coloration with good vigor, fine leaf form, a clumping habit, white flowers, and profuse number of inflorescences.

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 described, characterized by a distinct leaf form and pattern, a clumping habit, high bud count, good vigor, and large flowers.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP13289 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.