US Plant Patent PP34706

RutHib5

Hibiscus plant named ‘RutHib5’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 22, 2041.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 16, 2041. This patent earned 6 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP34706
Filed: July 16, 2021
Granted: November 1, 2022
Expires: July 22, 2041
Assignee: UNIV GEORGIA
Inventor: RUTER JOHN M

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘RutHib5’ is characterized by a combination of compact rounded form with medium vigor, attractive white flowers with a red eye, bicolor, reddish green foliage with pubescence, and good resistance to Alternaria alternata, Cercospora, and Hibiscus sawfly.

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 ‘RutHib5’ as illustrated and described herein.

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