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.

The record
- Patent number
- PP19082
- Filed
- January 23, 2006
- Granted
- August 12, 2008
- Expires
- December 2, 2026
- Assignee
- UNIV GEORGIA RES FOUND
- 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.
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