US Plant Patent PP24841

Mimi

Barberry plant named ‘Mimi’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 16, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 27, 2032. This patent earned 173 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24841, the photograph of Mimi printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24841, 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: PP24841
Filed: July 27, 2012
Granted: September 2, 2014
Expires: January 16, 2033
Assignee: SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC, WOOD TIMOTHY D
Inventor: WOOD TIMOTHY D

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Barberry plant named ‘Mimi’, characterized by its compact and low mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; leaves that are dark purple in color; good garden performance; and resistance to Black Stem Rust.

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 Barberry plant named ‘Mimi’ as illustrated and described.

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