US Plant Patent PP23838

Nimbus

Forsythia plant named ‘Nimbus’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 5, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 23, 2031. This patent earned 104 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP23838
Filed: September 23, 2011
Granted: August 20, 2013
Expires: January 5, 2032
Assignee: PINEAU PATRICK, PEPINIERES MINIER SA
Inventor: PINEAU PATRICK

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Forsythia plant named ‘Nimbus’, characterized by its compact, upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dense and bushy growth habit; freely and continuous flowering habit; long flowering period; bright yellow-colored flowers; resistance to Phytophthora ; and good garden performance.

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 Forsythia plant named ‘Nimbus’ as illustrated and described.

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