US Plant Patent PP19220

Snow Bells

Clematis plant named ‘Snow Bells’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 23, 2027.

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

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The record

Patent number: PP19220
Filed: May 23, 2007
Granted: September 16, 2008
Expires: May 23, 2027
Assignee: RUUD VAN DER WERF
Inventor: HANNINK JOHANNES ANTONIUS JOZEF

Abstract

A clematis plant particularly distinguished by being floriferous and having light green-white to white flowers. In addition, the flowers are visible and not hidden behind the foliage and have a very strong and pleasant fragrance. The plant is evergreen and flowers in late winter.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Clematis plant as shown and described herein.

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