US Plant Patent PP36985
Rutglow
Cornus tree named ‘Rutglow’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends January 27, 2045.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.
The record
- Patent number
- PP36985
- Filed
- January 27, 2025
- Granted
- September 30, 2025
- Expires
- January 27, 2045
- Assignee
- UNIV RUTGERS
- Inventor
- MOLNAR THOMAS J; CAPIK JOHN M
Abstract
A new dogwood cultivar of Cornus kousa that is clearly distinguished by its floriferous display of symmetrical dark pink colored floral bracts and attractive dark-green foliage.
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What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar dogwood tree named ‘Rutglow’, substantially as herein shown and described, comprising an advanced generation seedling of Cornus kousa with overlapping, dark-pink colored floral bracts and attractive dark green foliage.
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