US Plant Patent PP19892

Cato

Cornus plant named ‘Cato’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 12, 2027.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 27, 2026. This patent earned 320 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP19892
Filed: July 27, 2006
Granted: April 7, 2009
Expires: June 12, 2027
Assignee: SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC
Inventor: VAN NIJNATTEN ANDRE

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Cornus plant named ‘Cato’, characterized by its low mounded plant habit; freely branching habit; dense and bushy appearance; leaves becoming rich yellow in color during the autumn; and yellow to red-colored stems.

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

1. A new and distinct Cornus plant named ‘Cato’ as illustrated and described.

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