US Plant Patent PP19321

Mindor

Forsythia plant named ‘Mindor’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 10, 2026.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 31, 2025. This patent earned 283 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP19321
Filed: December 31, 2005
Granted: October 14, 2008
Expires: October 10, 2026
Assignee: SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC
Inventor: DAVASSE JEAN-PAUL

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Forsythia plant named ‘Mindor’, characterized by its upright and somewhat outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching growth habit; dark green-colored foliage; and numerous bright yellow-colored flowers.

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 ‘Mindor’, as illustrated and described.

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