US Plant Patent PP23465

Avantgarde

Hydrangea plant named ‘Avantgarde’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 19, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 9, 2031. This patent earned 102 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP23465
Filed: May 9, 2011
Granted: March 12, 2013
Expires: August 19, 2031
Assignee: HYDRANGEA BREEDERS ASS B V, ARTS NIELS
Inventor: ARTS NIELS

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘Avantgarde’, characterized by its upright plant habit; strong and sturdy stems; freely flowering habit with numerous sterile flowers per inflorescence; large mophead-type inflorescences with light red purple-colored flowers; and short production time as a cooling treatment is not required for flower development.

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

1. A new and distinct Hydrangea plant named ‘Avantgarde’ as illustrated and described.

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