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US Plant Patent PP33564

SMCBM

Cephalanthus plant named ‘SMCBM’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 14, 2040.

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 PP33564, the photograph of SMCBM printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP33564, 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
PP33564
Filed
December 14, 2020
Granted
October 19, 2021
Expires
December 14, 2040
Inventor
WOOD TIMOTHY D

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Cephalanthus plant named ‘SMCBM’, characterized by its upright and mounded plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dense and bushy habit; glossy green-colored leaves becoming dark red in the autumn; spherical head-type inflorescences with numerous white-colored flowers; attractive medium red-colored fruits; and good garden performance and winter hardiness.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Cephalanthus plant named ‘SMCBM’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP33564 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.