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US Plant Patent PP21667

Dove

Hydrangea plant named “Dove”

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 27, 2028.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 29, 2028. This patent earned 28 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP21667, the photograph of Dove printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21667, 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
PP21667
Filed
November 29, 2008
Granted
January 25, 2011
Expires
December 27, 2028
Assignee
BAY CITY FLOWER CO
Inventor
HIGAKI HARRISON M

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) named ‘Dove ’ originated as a controlled cross between the cultivars ‘BuffiexLibelle96BL-2’ and ‘Libelle’. The cultivar ‘Dove’ has white R.H.S. 155 D (white group) sepals at maturity and is distinguished from other similar cultivars of which the inventor is aware by its sepal color, and its compact and sturdy growth habit. ‘Dove’ has large showy inflorescences, having both sepalous and non-sepalous florets.

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

1. A new and distinct Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) plant named ‘Dove’ substantially as herein shown and described.

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