US Plant Patent PP28871

Black Hero

Variety of calla lily plant named ‘Black Hero’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 5, 2036.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 12, 2036. This patent earned 53 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP28871
Filed: January 12, 2016
Granted: January 9, 2018
Expires: March 5, 2036
Assignee: SANDE B V
Inventor: RANDAG CECILIUS JAN-JOCHEM

Abstract

‘Black Hero’ is a new variety of calla lily plant having inflorescences with a dark purple-colored spathe that produces 4-15 inflorescences per tuber. The height of the top of an inflorescence above the soil can reach up to 44 cm, and the leaves are dark green with transparent maculations present and have a leathery texture.

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 variety of calla lily plant named ‘Black Hero’ as herein described and illustrated.

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