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US Plant Patent PP30279

Bad Hair Day

X Mangave plant named ‘Bad Hair Day’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 9, 2038.

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 PP30279, the photograph of Bad Hair Day printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP30279, 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
PP30279
Filed
February 9, 2018
Granted
March 5, 2019
Expires
February 9, 2038
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC, HANSEN HANS A
Inventor
HANSEN HANS A

Abstract

A new and unique X Mangave plant named ‘Bad Hair Day’ characterized by numerous, long, narrow, horizontal leaves with irregular, dark-burgundy spotting covering large portions of leaves when grown in high ultraviolet light exposure. Leaf margin has minimal marginal spines and apical spines are flexible teeth. Growth rate is moderate. ‘Bad Hair Day’ is suitable for the garden or as a potted plant in the garden or home.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of ornamental X Mangave plant named ‘Bad Hair Day’ as herein described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP30279 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.