US Plant Patent PP24470
DUP-CSMR
Hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-CSMR’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends September 20, 2032.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 24, 2032. This patent earned 58 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP24470
- Filed
- July 24, 2012
- Granted
- May 20, 2014
- Expires
- September 20, 2032
- Assignee
- DUPONT SR ROBERT J
- Inventor
- DUPONT SR ROBERT J
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-CSMR’, characterized by glossy, dark green leaves, upright habit appropriate for container production and culture, freely flowering habit, and a flower having a small, dark red eye, a brownish yellow zone which radiates from the eye, into a brownish orange zone, and a brownish orange edge. In Summer heat, the brownish orange zone is intensified in color and expanded, such that it extends to the eye zone, and light to heavy spotting of yellow may be present.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-CSMR’, as illustrated and described.
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