US Plant Patent PP22525
DUP-GLDN
Hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-GLDN’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends April 9, 2030.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record
- Patent number
- PP22525
- Filed
- April 9, 2010
- Granted
- February 28, 2012
- Expires
- April 9, 2030
- Assignee
- DUPONT SR ROBERT J
- Inventor
- DUPONT SR ROBERT J
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-GLDN’, characterized by glossy, dark green leaves, upright growth, and large flowers having a small brown-orange eye edged in a narrow band of tan which is narrowly margined in the same color as the eye. The remainder of the petal is tan with light brown-orange suffusion. Upon opening, the entire flower is suffused in bright brown-orange.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A new and distinct hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-GLDN’, as illustrated and described.
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