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US Plant Patent PP28859

SK5BUHIME

Hydrangea plant named ‘SK5BUHIME’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 27, 2036.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 18, 2036. This patent earned 9 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP28859, the photograph of SK5BUHIME printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28859, 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
PP28859
Filed
August 18, 2016
Granted
January 9, 2018
Expires
August 27, 2036
Inventor
SHIOBARA SHIGEO

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘SK5BUHIME’, characterized by its light violet-blue and dark violet-blue bicolored inflorescences when grown in acidic soils, dark green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, compact-globular growth habit, is disclosed.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘SK5BUHIME’, substantially as herein illustrated and described.

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