US Plant Patent PP29683
RWOODS5
Hibiscus plant named ‘RWOODS5’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends November 22, 2036.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 25, 2036. This patent earned 28 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP29683
- Filed
- October 25, 2016
- Granted
- September 18, 2018
- Expires
- November 22, 2036
- Inventor
- WOODS RODERICK IAN
Abstract
A new and distinct Hibiscus cultivar named ‘RWOODS5’ is disclosed, characterized by large, fully double magenta flowers up to 10 cm in diameter. Plants are floriferous and tolerate wet conditions well. The new variety is a Hibiscus, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘RWOODS5’ as herein illustrated and described.
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