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.

The record
- Patent number
- PP26991
- Filed
- November 7, 2014
- Granted
- August 2, 2016
- Expires
- February 6, 2035
- Assignee
- SHIBAMICHI MASASHI
- 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.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Cornus plant named ‘Watashi no Ginga’ as illustrated and described.
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