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US Plant Patent PP32196

LC NO4

Hydrangea plant named ‘LC NO4’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 6, 2039.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP32196, the photograph of LC NO4 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP32196, 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
PP32196
Filed
September 6, 2019
Granted
September 15, 2020
Expires
September 6, 2039
Inventor
SCHOEMAKER ALEX FREDERICK

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘LC NO4’, characterized by its relatively compact and broadly upright plant habit; freely branching habit with strong lateral branches; freely flowering habit with plants remaining in flower for a long period time; hardy inflorescences with white-colored sterile flowers that age attractively to greyed purple in color with development; and good garden performance.

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 ‘LC NO4’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP32196 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.