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US Plant Patent PP26824

Inspire

Hydrangea plant named ‘Inspire’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 5, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 21, 2034. This patent earned 227 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26824, the photograph of Inspire printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26824, 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
PP26824
Filed
January 21, 2014
Granted
June 14, 2016
Expires
September 5, 2034
Assignee
IRIE RYOJI
Inventor
IRIE RYOJI

Abstract

A new cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla named ‘Inspire’ that is characterized by its free-flowering and re-blooming habit, and its large well-developed mop-head type inflorescences comprised of double sterile flowers that are clear light pink in color and mature in color to a blend of pale pink and light green, its long, strong stems and its fertile flowers that do not open.

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

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

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26824 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.