US Plant Patent PP18835

Plum Surprise

Abelia plant named ‘Plum Surprise’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 17, 2026.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 9, 2026. This patent earned 8 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18835, the photograph of Plum Surprise printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18835, 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: PP18835
Filed: November 9, 2006
Granted: May 27, 2008
Expires: November 17, 2026
Assignee: UNIV GEORGIA RES FOUND
Inventor: ROBACKER CAROL; SCHEIBER SLOANE M

Abstract

A new and distinct Abelia hybrid which is characterized by compact, weeping mounded growth habit, red purple autumn and winter foliage color, and small leaves which are retained during heat and drought stress in summer and cold stress in winter.

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 ‘Plum Surprise’, substantially as illustrated and described.

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