US Plant Patent PP20961

Abelops

Abelia×grandiflora plant named ‘Abelops’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 26, 2029.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP20961
Filed: February 26, 2009
Granted: April 27, 2010
Expires: February 26, 2029
Assignee: VAN OPSTAL RONNIE A
Inventor: VAN OPSTAL RONNIE A

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Abelia plant named ‘Abelops’, characterized by light purple-colored flowers, dark and light yellow-green variegated foliage edged with red-orange, deep purple-colored stems, and spreading to broadly upright, moderately vigorous growth habit, is disclosed.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Abelia plant named ‘Abelops’, substantially as herein shown and described.

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