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US Plant Patent PP22712

Oregon Trail

Tiarella plant named ‘Oregon Trail’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 24, 2030.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 17, 2030. This patent earned 7 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP22712, the photograph of Oregon Trail printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP22712, 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
PP22712
Filed
November 17, 2010
Granted
May 1, 2012
Expires
November 24, 2030
Inventor
EGGER JANET

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Tiarella plant characterized by medium size, palmately-lobed leaves, with the terminal lobe the longest, an extremely good trailing habit, low inflorescence number for a cleaner look, 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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