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US Plant Patent PP32070

Sponge Paint

x Mangave plant named ‘Sponge Paint’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 15, 2039.

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 PP32070, the photograph of Sponge Paint printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP32070, 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
PP32070
Filed
November 15, 2019
Granted
August 11, 2020
Expires
November 15, 2039
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC, HANSEN HANS A
Inventor
HANSEN HANS A

Abstract

A new and unique x Mangave plant named ‘Sponge Paint’ characterized by a rounded mound of oblanceolate to rhombic, fleshy, slightly-rough leaves that develop silver-gray coloration with small wine-colored spots in strong ultraviolet light. Leaves have medium-sized, sharp, firm marginal teeth and firm, sharp, apical spine. 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 ‘Sponge Paint’ as herein described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP32070 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.