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US Plant Patent PP19082

HYPMAD I

Hydrangea paniculata plant named ‘HYPMAD I’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 2, 2026.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 23, 2026. This patent earned 313 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP19082, the photograph of HYPMAD I printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19082, 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
PP19082
Filed
January 23, 2006
Granted
August 12, 2008
Expires
December 2, 2026
Inventor
DIRR MICHAEL A

Abstract

Hydrangea paniculata, ‘HYPMAD I’ has full glistening white inflorescences that mature to parchment. The habit is compact, rounded with strong, stout stems that hold the flowers upright. The leathery, dark green leaves are heat, drought, insect and disease resistant.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of Hydrangea paniculata plant substantially as herein described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP19082 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.