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US Plant Patent PP23986

Nassau Wind

Hibiscus plant named ‘Nassau Wind’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 5, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 5, 2031. This patent earned 122 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23986, the photograph of Nassau Wind printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23986, 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
PP23986
Filed
December 5, 2011
Granted
October 15, 2013
Expires
April 5, 2032
Inventor
BERGMAN WENDY R

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘Nassau Wind’, characterized by its upright, uniformly mounded and dense plant habit appropriate for container production; glossy dark green-colored leaves; uniform, freely and early flowering habit; large orange-colored flowers with dark red-colored centers; and good postproduction and garden performance.

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 ‘Nassau Wind’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23986 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.