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US Plant Patent PP17570

Splash Yopinot Grigio

Hibiscus plant named ‘Splash Yopinot Grigio’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 27, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 8, 2025. This patent earned 50 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17570, the photograph of Splash Yopinot Grigio printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17570, 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
PP17570
Filed
July 8, 2005
Granted
April 3, 2007
Expires
August 27, 2025
Assignee
YODER BROTHERS INC
Inventor
SMITH MARK A

Abstract

A new and distinct Hibiscus plant named ‘Splash Yopinot Grigio’, characterized by its upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching and moderately vigorous growth habit; early flowering habit; large white single flowers with red purple-colored centers and blushed with red purple towards the margins; and excellent garden performance.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct Hibiscus plant named ‘Splash Yopinot Grigio’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17570 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.