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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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP20451, the photograph of FIT01 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20451, 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
PP20451
Filed
June 19, 2007
Granted
November 3, 2009
Expires
October 31, 2027
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.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20451 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.