US Plant Patent PP30594
SMBTM
Berberis plant named ‘SMBTM’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends October 16, 2037.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record
- Patent number
- PP30594
- Filed
- October 16, 2017
- Granted
- June 25, 2019
- Expires
- October 16, 2037
- Assignee
- SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC, WOOD TIMOTHY
- Inventor
- WOOD TIMOTHY
Abstract
A new and distinct Berberis cultivar named ‘SMBTM’ is disclosed, characterized by red new growth that turns to burgundy, compact rounded habit and red/orange fall color. The new variety is a Berberis , normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Berberis plant named ‘SMBTM’ as herein illustrated and described.
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