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US Plant Patent PP36215

LP 03

Buxus plant named ‘LP 03’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 29, 2043.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP36215, the photograph of LP 03 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP36215, 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
PP36215
Filed
December 29, 2023
Granted
October 22, 2024
Expires
December 29, 2043
Assignee
LITTLE PLANTS LLC
Inventor
COLE III NORMAN HAMILTON

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Buxus microphylla plant, referred to by its cultivar name, ‘LP 03’, is disclosed. The new variety provides dark green leaf color, which is retained year-round. Excellent winter hardiness to at least USDA Zone 5 is exhibited. The growth habit is compact and rounded, which is wider than tall. The new variety is well suited for providing attractive ornamentation in the landscape.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of Buxus microphylla plant named ‘LP 03’ characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) displays dark green leaf color, which is retained year-round, (b) exhibits excellent winter hardiness to at least USDA Zone 5, and (c) provides a compact, rounded growth habit, which is wider than tall; substantially as herein shown and described.

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