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US Plant Patent PP23094

MNIHAR016

Azalea plant named ‘MNIHAR016’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 19, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 25, 2030. This patent earned 147 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23094, the photograph of MNIHAR016 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23094, 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
PP23094
Filed
August 25, 2010
Granted
October 2, 2012
Expires
January 19, 2031
Inventor
HARRIS JAMES O; HARRIS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE ELLA RUTH

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Azalea plant with spring and fall blooming, attractive, showy, single dark red flowers, easily propagated by semi-hardwood cuttings in late spring through summer, moderate growth rate under normal fertilization and moisture conditions; broadly-rounded and freely-branching in habit, grows well in containers, thrives in shade or sun and is hardy in Zone 7, is disclosed.

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

1. A new variety of Azalea plant named ‘MNIHAR016’ as herein shown and described.

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