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US Plant Patent PP34139

NCFI1

Fothergilla plant named ‘NCFI1’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 9, 2041.

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 PP34139, the photograph of NCFI1 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP34139, 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
PP34139
Filed
June 9, 2021
Granted
April 19, 2022
Expires
June 9, 2041
Assignee
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Inventor
RANNEY THOMAS GREEN; TOUCHELL DARREN; PALMER IRENE; NUS ANDRA; LYNCH NATHAN P

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Fothergilla plant named ‘NCFI1’ with a compact plant habit, large, showy, fragrant white flowers and brilliant fall foliage colors. The new variety of Fothergilla is suitable for ornamental horticultural purposes.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Fothergilla plant named ‘NCFI1’ as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP34139 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.