US Plant Patent PP35050
NCBT3
Berberis plant ‘NCBT3’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends June 21, 2042.
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
- PP35050
- Filed
- June 21, 2022
- Granted
- March 21, 2023
- Expires
- June 21, 2042
- Assignee
- UNIV NORTH CAROLINA STATE
- Inventor
- RANNEY THOMAS GREEN; TOUCHELL DARREN H; NUS ANDRA WINDORF; PALMER IRENE; LYNCH NATHAN
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Berberis thunberghii plant named ‘NCBT3’ is disclosed, characterized by a strongly upright habit and colorful orange-red foliage with gold margins. The new variety is a Berberis , typically produced as an ornamental plant.
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What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Berberis plant named ‘NCBT3’ as illustrated and described herein.
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