US Plant Patent PP22765

SUMMER GOLD

Cornus plant named ‘SUMMER GOLD’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 3, 2030.

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: PP22765
Filed: August 3, 2010
Granted: June 5, 2012
Expires: August 3, 2030
Assignee: SILVA CRISPIN
Inventor: SILVA CRISPIN

Abstract

A new cultivar of Cornus plant named ‘SUMMER GOLD’ whose leaves are variegated mid-green with a prominent wide gold margin and whose variegation persists throughout the summer. In combination these traits set ‘SUMMER GOLD’ apart from all other existing varieties of Cornus known to the inventor.

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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Cornus plant named ‘SUMMER GOLD’ as described and illustrated herein.

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