US Plant Patent PP23905

RutHol1

Holly plant named ‘RutHol1’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 19, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 22, 2031. This patent earned 58 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP23905
Filed: August 22, 2011
Granted: September 17, 2013
Expires: October 19, 2031
Assignee: UNIV GEORGIA, RUTER JOHN M
Inventor: RUTER JOHN M

Abstract

A Japanese holly plant having a unique upright growth habit that makes it suitable for topiary usage, hedge plant usage and as a landscape shrub. The new plant is widest at the middle or central area, with a rounded base and pyramidal apex. The new plant has large leaves and a relatively fast growth rate for a Japanese holly plant.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of holly plant, substantially as herein shown and described.

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