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US Plant Patent PP26991

Watashi no Ginga

Cornus plant named ‘Watashi no Ginga’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 6, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 7, 2034. This patent earned 91 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26991, the photograph of Watashi no Ginga printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26991, 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
PP26991
Filed
November 7, 2014
Granted
August 2, 2016
Expires
February 6, 2035
Inventor
SHIBAMICHI MASASHI

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Cornus plant named ‘Watashi no Ginga’, characterized by its upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; vigorous growth habit; green, yellow green and yellow-colored variegated leaves; single to double-type flowers that are initially light green in color and becoming white in color with development; and good cold hardiness.

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 ‘Watashi no Ginga’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26991 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.