US Plant Patent PP20754

FIT02

Ceanothus plant named ‘FIT02’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 11, 2028.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 30, 2027. This patent earned 73 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP20754
Filed: October 30, 2007
Granted: February 16, 2010
Expires: January 11, 2028
Assignee: FITZGERALD PATRICK
Inventor: FITZGERALD PATRICK

Abstract

A new cultivar of Ceanothus named ‘FIT02’ that is characterized by chocolate brown and dark purple mature foliage, an upright, vigorous habit, and small clusters of flowers in Summer. In combination these traits set ‘FIT02’ apart from all other existing varieties of Ceanothus 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 variety of Ceanothus plant named ‘FIT02’ as described and illustrated.

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