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US Plant Patent PP19035

Old Fashioned

Cotinus plant named ‘Old Fashioned’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 22, 2026.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 9, 2026. This patent earned 135 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP19035, the photograph of Old Fashioned printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19035, 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
PP19035
Filed
August 9, 2006
Granted
July 15, 2008
Expires
December 22, 2026
Inventor
KOLSTER HENNY

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Cotinus coggygria named ‘Old Fashioned’ that is distinguishable from all other varieties of Cotinus by its medium green foliage topped by the contrasting greyed-purple of the younger emerging leaves.

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 coggygria plant named ‘Old Fashioned’ as described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP19035 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.