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US Plant Patent PP26998

Snowy Igloo

Dendranthema plant named ‘Snowy Igloo’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 10, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 7, 2034. This patent earned 64 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26998, the photograph of Snowy Igloo printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26998, 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
PP26998
Filed
November 7, 2014
Granted
August 2, 2016
Expires
January 10, 2035
Assignee
SMITH MARK A, ARIS HORTICULTURE INC, VANDENBERG CORNELIS P
Inventor
SMITH MARK A; VANDENBERG CORNELIS P

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Dendranthema plant named ‘Snowy Igloo’, characterized by its upright, outwardly spreading and uniformly mounded to almost spherical plant habit; freely branching habit; dense and full plant form; uniform and freely flowering habit; decorative-type inflorescences; white-colored ray florets; natural season flowering occurs about September 13 to 23 in Pennsylvania; and good garden performance and winter hardiness.

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 Dendranthema plant named ‘Snowy Igloo’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26998 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.