US Plant Patent PP20451
FIT01
Variety of Phormium plant named ‘FIT01’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends October 31, 2027.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 19, 2027. This patent earned 134 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP20451
- Filed
- June 19, 2007
- Granted
- November 3, 2009
- Expires
- October 31, 2027
- Assignee
- FITZGERALD PAT
- Inventor
- FITZGERALD PAT
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Phormium cookianum plant named ‘FIT01’ characterized by shiny, deep blackish purple leaves, a tall and wide growth habit with wide leaves, and a robust appearance in adverse conditions.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
1. A new and distinct Phormium cookianum plant named ‘FIT01’ substantially as illustrated and described.
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