US Plant Patent PP21064

Northstar

Cotinus plant named ‘Northstar’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 24, 2029.

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: PP21064
Filed: February 24, 2009
Granted: June 15, 2010
Expires: February 24, 2029
Assignee: WALVATNE BRADLEY C
Inventor: WALVATNE BRADLEY C

Abstract

A new cultivar of Cotinus obovatus , ‘Northstar’, characterized by its cold hardiness in U.S.D.A. Zone 3, its heavy bloom of pink inflorescences in mid summer, its red and orange fall foliage color, its drought tolerance once established, and its adaptability for growth in poor soils, a wide range of soil pH, and partial sun.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Cotinus plant named ‘Northstar’ as herein illustrated and described.

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