US Plant Patent PP17563

Splash Yopinot Noir

Hibiscus plant named ‘Splash Yopinot Noir’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 16, 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 39 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP17563
Filed: July 8, 2005
Granted: April 3, 2007
Expires: August 16, 2025
Assignee: YODER BROTHERS INC
Inventor: SMITH MARK A

Abstract

A new and distinct Hibiscus plant named ‘Splash Yopinot Noir’, characterized by its upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching and moderately vigorous growth habit; early flowering habit; large dark red-colored flowers; 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 Noir’, as illustrated and described.

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