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US Plant Patent PP26688

Multi Tropic Orange

Hibiscus plant named ‘Multi Tropic Orange’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 20, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 31, 2034. This patent earned 112 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26688, the photograph of Multi Tropic Orange printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26688, 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
PP26688
Filed
May 31, 2014
Granted
May 3, 2016
Expires
September 20, 2034
Inventor
GRAFF POUL

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘Multi Tropic Orange’, characterized by its upright, uniformly mounding and bushy plant habit; shiny dark green-colored leaves; uniform, continuous and freely flowering habit; bright orange-colored flowers with dark red-colored centers; and good flower longevity.

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 Hibiscus plant named ‘Multi Tropic Orange’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26688 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.