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US Plant Patent PP22696

Hokomano

Hydrangea plant named ‘Hokomano’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 2, 2030.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 31, 2030. This patent earned 32 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP22696, the photograph of Hokomano printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP22696, 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
PP22696
Filed
August 31, 2010
Granted
May 1, 2012
Expires
October 2, 2030
Inventor
KOLSTER PETER R; EVELEENS CORNELIS P

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘Hokomano’, characterized by its broadly upright plant habit; strong erect stems; freely flowering habit; and globular mophead-type inflorescences with white-colored sterile flowers with green-colored margins and red purple-colored centers.

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 ‘Hokomano’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP22696 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.