US Plant Patent PP31041
RNTOM
Abelia plant named ‘RNTOM’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends July 13, 2038.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record
- Patent number
- PP31041
- Filed
- July 13, 2018
- Granted
- November 12, 2019
- Expires
- July 13, 2038
- Assignee
- NORTON RANDALL JERRY
- Inventor
- NORTON RANDALL JERRY
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Abelia plant named ‘RNTOM’, characterized by its compact, uniformly upright to somewhat outwardly spreading and rounded plant habit; relatively slow in plant growth and require less frequent pruning in the landscape; freely branching habit; dense and bushy growth habit; leaves that are medium to small in size; under full sunlight conditions, developing foliage is yellow orange in color becoming bright yellow green with development; white-colored flowers; and good garden performance.
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 Abelia plant named ‘RNTOM’ as illustrated and described.
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