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US Plant Patent PP27873

Powell Gardens

Cornus plant named ‘Powell Gardens’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 22, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 19, 2035. This patent earned 64 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27873, the photograph of Powell Gardens printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27873, 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
PP27873
Filed
March 19, 2015
Granted
April 11, 2017
Expires
May 22, 2035
Assignee
SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC, BRANHAGEN ALAN
Inventor
BRANHAGEN ALAN

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Cornus plant named ‘Powell Gardens’, characterized by its upright, outwardly spreading and rounded plant habit; vigorous growth habit; stems that are dark reddish purple in color during the winter; leaves that become dark red purple in color in the autumn; single-type flowers that are white in color; bluish-colored fruits; resistance to stem cankers; 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 Cornus plant named ‘Powell Gardens’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP27873 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.