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US Plant Patent PP35518

UMNFOR01

Forsythia plant named ‘UMNFOR01’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 4, 2042.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 1, 2043, but this patent ends 331 days earlier — a terminal disclaimer gives term back. A source that calculates twenty years from filing would tell you this plant is still protected when it is already free.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP35518, the photograph of UMNFOR01 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP35518, 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
PP35518
Filed
March 1, 2023
Granted
December 5, 2023
Expires
April 4, 2042
Assignee
UNIV MINNESOTA
Inventor
MCNAMARA STEVEN THOMAS; MOE PETER CHRISTIAN

Abstract

A new cultivar of Forsythia plant named ‘UMNFOR01’ that is characterized by its heavy flower production in spring, its moderate growth rate and short internodes resulting in a dense, compact, and rounded plant shape, its small stature; reaching a mature height of about 1.52 m and a mature spread of about 1.82 m, and its flower buds that are hardy to U.S.D.A. Zone 5a and plant hardiness to U.S.D.A. Zone 4a.

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 cultivar of Forsythia plant named ‘UMNFOR01’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP35518 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.