US Plant Patent PP29625

Keiko

Hydrangea plant named ‘Keiko’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 18, 2037.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 7, 2037. This patent earned 42 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP29625
Filed: March 7, 2017
Granted: August 28, 2018
Expires: April 18, 2037
Assignee: PHIMMA TIAMCHAI
Inventor: SAKAMOTO SHOJI

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘Keiko’, characterized by its double-type, modified lacecap inflorescences, having light pink-colored sterile florets with a darker pink picotee color pattern, dark green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, compact-upright growth habit, is disclosed.

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

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