US Plant Patent PP26218
KAMOSERE ARIGATOU
Hydrangea plant named ‘KAMOSERE ARIGATOU’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends July 26, 2034.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 24, 2034. This patent earned 152 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP26218
- Filed
- February 24, 2014
- Granted
- December 15, 2015
- Expires
- July 26, 2034
- Assignee
- ICHIE TOYOKAZU
- Inventor
- ICHIE TOYOKAZU
Abstract
A new cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘KAMOSERE ARIGATOU’, that is characterized by its upright plant habit, its leaves that are elliptical in shape, its hortensia type inflorescences that are semi-globose in shape, its inflorescences with a larger proportion of sterile flowers with sepals that are elliptical in shape and variegated with centers that are primarily pink with white margins (under alkaline soil conditions with sufficient aluminum) or blue with white margins (under acidic soil conditions).
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘KAMOSERE ARIGATOU’ substantially as herein illustrated and described.
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