US Plant Patent PP26823

B-003

Hydrangea plant named ‘B-003’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 31, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 10, 2034. This patent earned 112 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP26823
Filed: September 10, 2014
Granted: June 14, 2016
Expires: December 31, 2034
Assignee: SHOJI SAKAMOTO
Inventor: SHOJI SAKAMOTO

Abstract

A new cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla , ‘B-003’, that is characterized by its free flowering plant habit, its uniform mophead type inflorescences comprised of double sterile flowers with small sepals that are dark pink in color, its lack of fertile flowers, and its leaves that are ovate in shape and dark green in color.

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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘B-003’ substantially as herein illustrated and described.

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