US Plant Patent PP16037

Moonlight Treasure

Tricyrtis plant named ‘Moonlight Treasure’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 20, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 18, 2024. This patent earned 32 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16037, the photograph of Moonlight Treasure printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16037, 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: PP16037
Filed: June 18, 2004
Granted: October 11, 2005
Expires: July 20, 2024
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
Inventor: GOSSETT GARY J

Abstract

A new and distinct hybrid Tricyrtis plant characterized by its compact habit, buttery yellow flower color, and heavy textured, deep green, mottled leaves.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct hybrid Tricyrtis plant substantially as shown and described, characterized by its compact habit, buttery yellow flower color and heavy textured, deep green, mottled leaves.

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