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US Plant Patent PP23923

Tonga Wind

Hibiscus plant named ‘Tonga Wind’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 10, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 5, 2031. This patent earned 67 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23923, the photograph of Tonga Wind printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23923, 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
PP23923
Filed
December 5, 2011
Granted
September 24, 2013
Expires
February 10, 2032
Assignee
BERGMAN WENDY R, ARIS HORTICULTURE INC
Inventor
BERGMAN WENDY R

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘Tonga 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; bright red-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 ‘Tonga Wind’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23923 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.