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US Plant Patent PP22482

DUP-QUD

Hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-QUD’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 2, 2030.

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 PP22482, the photograph of DUP-QUD printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP22482, 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
PP22482
Filed
April 2, 2010
Granted
February 7, 2012
Expires
April 2, 2030
Assignee
DUPONT SR ROBERT J
Inventor
DUPONT SR ROBERT J

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-QUD’, characterized by glossy, dark green leaves, semi-upright habit appropriate for container production and culture, freely flowering habit, and double flower characterized by a reduced pink eye, surrounded by a pink zone which radiates along the petal veins through a lavender zone into a bright salmon zone. The salmon zone blends into a coral margin. With exposure to sun, the salmon zone fades to coral.

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

1. A new and distinct hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-QUD’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP22482 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.