US Plant Patent PP16464

McKCitrine

Forsythia plant named ‘McKCitrine’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired December 9, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 16, 2024. This patent earned 115 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP16464
Filed: August 16, 2004
Granted: April 18, 2006
Expires: December 9, 2024
Assignee: MCKAY NURSERY CO INC
Inventor: MOORE DANIEL

Abstract

A new cultivar of Forsythia viridissima ‘McKCitrine’ characterized by its unique foliage that is variegated with lime green centers and chartreuse margins.

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 Forsythia plant named ‘McKCitrine’ substantially as herein illustrated and described.

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