US Plant Patent PP34599

RutHib4

Hibiscus plant named ‘RutHib4’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 20, 2041.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 16, 2041. This patent earned 4 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP34599
Filed: July 16, 2021
Granted: September 20, 2022
Expires: July 20, 2041
Assignee: UNIV GEORGIA
Inventor: RUTER JOHN M

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘RutHib4’ is characterized by a combination of compact, dense growth form, that is smaller than either parent, bright red flowers with a darker red eyespot, better adaptation to southern climates, and improved disease resistance to aerial phytophthora, fungal and bacterial leaf spots.

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 cultivar of the Hibiscus plant named ‘RutHib4’ as illustrated and described herein.

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