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US Plant Patent PP26716

Multi Tropic Red

Hibiscus plant named ‘Multi Tropic Red’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 7, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 31, 2034. This patent earned 99 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26716, the photograph of Multi Tropic Red printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26716, 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
PP26716
Filed
May 31, 2014
Granted
May 10, 2016
Expires
September 7, 2034
Inventor
GRAFF POUL

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘Multi Tropic Red’, characterized by its upright, uniformly mounding and bushy plant habit; shiny dark green-colored leaves; uniform, continuous and freely flowering habit; bright red-colored flowers with darker 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 Red’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26716 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.