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US Plant Patent PP20177

Viveleg

Elaeagnus plant named ‘Viveleg’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 19, 2027.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP20177, the photograph of Viveleg printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20177, 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
PP20177
Filed
November 19, 2007
Granted
July 7, 2009
Expires
November 19, 2027
Assignee
SELECTION NEW PLANT SARL
Inventor
VIVIES CHRISTIAN

Abstract

A new and distinct highly ornamental Elaeagnus plant is provided. Unlike common Elaeagnus ebbingei plants, the new cultivar displays attractive variegated green leaves that are irregularly margined with yellow. An upright and dense growth habit is displayed. The plant asexually reproduces well through the use of cuttings, and is well suited for providing distinctive ornamentation in the landscape.

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

1. A new and distinct Elaeagnus plant having the following combination of characteristics: (a) displays an upright and dense growth habit, (b) forms attractive variegated green leaves that are irregularly margined with yellow, and (c) is well suited for providing attractive ornamentation in the landscape; substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20177 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.