US Plant Patent PP23988

Samoa Wind

Hibiscus plant named ‘Samoa Wind’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 29, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 5, 2031. This patent earned 115 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP23988
Filed: December 5, 2011
Granted: October 15, 2013
Expires: March 29, 2032
Assignee: BERGMAN WENDY R, ARIS HORTICULTURE INC
Inventor: BERGMAN WENDY R

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘Samoa Wind’, characterized by its upright, somewhat outwardly spreading, uniformly mounded and dense plant habit appropriate for container production; glossy dark green-colored leaves; uniform, freely and early flowering habit; salmon pink-colored flowers; 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 ‘Samoa Wind’ as illustrated and described.

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