US Plant Patent PP23272

Koiro

Bougainvillea plant named ‘Koiro’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 10, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 5, 2031. This patent earned 35 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP23272
Filed: April 5, 2011
Granted: December 25, 2012
Expires: May 10, 2031
Assignee: SUNTORY FLOWERS LTD, NAKANO MASAHIRO
Inventor: NAKANO MASAHIRO

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Bougainvillea plant named ‘Koiro’, characterized by its compact, upright and mounding plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; relatively small leaves; freely flowering habit; vivid red purple-colored flower bracts; and good garden performance.

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

1. A new and distinct Bougainvillea plant named ‘Koiro’ as illustrated and described.

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