US Plant Patent PP27370
SMNAMDS
Abelia plant named ‘SMNAMDS’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends March 29, 2035.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 19, 2035. This patent earned 10 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP27370
- Filed
- March 19, 2015
- Granted
- November 15, 2016
- Expires
- March 29, 2035
- Assignee
- SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC, WOOD TIMOTHY D
- Inventor
- WOOD TIMOTHY D
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Abelia plant named ‘SMNAMDS’, characterized by its uniformly upright and rounded plant habit; freely branching habit; dense and bushy growth habit; freely and continuous flowering habit; dark reddish pink-colored flower buds; strongly fragrant flowers; and good garden performance.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Abelia plant named ‘SMNAMDS’ as illustrated and described.
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