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US Plant Patent PP26543

SMCOSS

Cephalanthus plant named ‘SMCOSS’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 8, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 15, 2033. This patent earned 116 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26543, the photograph of SMCOSS printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26543, 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
PP26543
Filed
October 15, 2013
Granted
March 29, 2016
Expires
February 8, 2034
Assignee
SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC, WOOD TIMOTHY D
Inventor
WOOD TIMOTHY D

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Cephalanthus plant named ‘SMCOSS’, characterized by its compact, upright and mounded plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dense and bushy habit; glossy green-colored leaves that develop anthocyanin in the spring and autumn; spherical head-type inflorescences with numerous white-colored flowers; red-colored fruits; and good garden performance.

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 ‘SMCOSS’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26543 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.