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US Plant Patent PP33630

Center of Attention

X Mangave plant named ‘Center of Attention’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 30, 2040.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 14, 2040. This patent earned 16 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP33630, the photograph of Center of Attention printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP33630, 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
PP33630
Filed
July 14, 2020
Granted
November 9, 2021
Expires
July 30, 2040
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC, HANSEN HANS A
Inventor
HANSEN HANS A

Abstract

A new and unique x Mangave plant named ‘Center of Attention’ characterized by a short, rounded mound of fleshy, linear to lanceolate leaves that are flat and mostly straight with light greyed green to greyed-purple and a central band of burgundy-red, margins develop glaucous, dark greyed-purple spotting with intense light. The leaves have numerous medium-sized, firm but flexible marginal teeth distally pointing outwardly and pointing backward in proximal region. Flowers are yellowish and clustered in terminal branches of erect scapes. The new plant 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 ‘Center of Attention’ as herein described and illustrated.

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