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US Plant Patent PP27879

JoAnn

Hydrangea plant named ‘JoAnn’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 14, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 12, 2035. This patent earned 125 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27879, the photograph of JoAnn printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27879, 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
PP27879
Filed
May 12, 2015
Granted
April 11, 2017
Expires
September 14, 2035
Assignee
SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC, BRANHAGEN ALAN
Inventor
BRANHAGEN ALAN

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘JoAnn’, characterized by its loosely upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; strong and sturdy stems; relatively small leaves; freely flowering habit; large showy inflorescences with sterile flowers that are initially white in color and with development become pink to rosy violet pink in color; and good garden performance and winter hardiness.

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 Hydrangea plant named ‘JoAnn’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP27879 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.