US Plant Patent PP31719

Emerald Sprite

Cotoneaster plant named ‘Emerald Sprite’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 24, 2038.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 21, 2038. This patent earned 3 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP31719
Filed: September 21, 2018
Granted: May 5, 2020
Expires: September 24, 2038
Assignee: UNIV OREGON STATE
Inventor: CONTRERAS RYAN N

Abstract

‘Emerald Sprite’ is a new Cotoneaster cultivar with a highly compact, mounding habit, extremely dense foliage, short internodes, and improved fire blight resistance.

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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