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US Plant Patent PP36137

Mincolem04

Cotinus plant named ‘Mincolem04’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 23, 2044.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP36137, the photograph of Mincolem04 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP36137, 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
PP36137
Filed
January 23, 2024
Granted
September 24, 2024
Expires
January 23, 2044
Inventor
CHAUSSARD PIERRE

Abstract

A new cultivar of Cotinus coggygria named ‘Mincolem04’ that is characterized by its foliage coloration that is yellow-orange in color for new growth, yellow-lime in spring, becoming more green in summer, and then turning to a blend of yellow, green, orange and red in autumn, its strong stems, its medium to vigorous growth habit, and its erect, well branched plant form.

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 cultivar of Cotinus plant named ‘Mincolem04’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP36137 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.