US Plant Patent PP32308

Emerald Beauty

Cotoneaster plant named ‘Emerald Beauty’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 10, 2039.

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: PP32308
Filed: June 10, 2019
Granted: October 13, 2020
Expires: June 10, 2039
Assignee: UNIV OREGON STATE
Inventor: CONTRERAS RYAN N

Abstract

‘Emerald Beauty’ is a new Cotoneaster cultivar with a compact, cushion-like to semi-rounded habit, dense foliage, and short internodes. It is novel for its combination of improved resistance to fire blight ( Erwinia amylovora ) and improved branching that requires little pruning in production or landscapes.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Cotoneaster plant as illustrated and described.

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