US Plant Patent PP13148

Starfish

Tiarella plant named ‘Starfish’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 9, 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 PP13148, the photograph of Starfish printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP13148, 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: PP13148
Filed: July 9, 2001
Granted: October 29, 2002
Expires: July 9, 2021
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
Inventor: HEIMS DANIEL M

Abstract

A new and distinct hybrid of Tiarella characterized by its dwarf habit and unique lobed leaves of marked coloration.

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 its small habit and unique cut leaves of marked coloration.

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