US Plant Patent PP26430

Chocolate Shogun

Astilbe plant named ‘Chocolate Shogun’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 25, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 4, 2034. This patent earned 113 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP26430
Filed: June 4, 2014
Granted: February 23, 2016
Expires: September 25, 2034
Assignee: TERUHISA NAGASAKI
Inventor: TERUHISA NAGASAKI

Abstract

A new cultivar of Astilbe named ‘Chocolate Shogun’ that is characterized by its dark purple foliage and its pale pinkish white flowers.

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 Astilbe plant named ‘Chocolate Shogun’ as herein illustrated and described.

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