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US Plant Patent PP18411

Orange Rocket

Berberis plant named ‘Orange Rocket’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 11, 2026.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 10, 2026. This patent earned 1 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18411, the photograph of Orange Rocket printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18411, 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
PP18411
Filed
October 10, 2006
Granted
January 8, 2008
Expires
October 11, 2026
Inventor
ANDRUSIV MICHAL

Abstract

A new cultivar of Berberis plant named ‘ORANGE ROCKET’ that is characterized by an upright columnar habit and rust-orange colored foliage. In combination these traits set ‘ORANGE ROCKET’ apart from all other existing varieties of Berberis known to the inventor.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Berberis plant named ‘ORANGE ROCKET’, as described and illustrated here within.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18411 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.