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US Plant Patent PP26977

SMNHPPINKA

Hydrangea plant named ‘SMNHPPINKA’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 23, 2035.

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 PP26977, the photograph of SMNHPPINKA printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26977, 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
PP26977
Filed
January 23, 2015
Granted
July 26, 2016
Expires
January 23, 2035
Inventor
WOOD TIMOTHY D

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘SMNHPPINKA’, characterized by its upright and somewhat outwardly spreading plant habit; strong and sturdy stems; freely flowering habit; showy inflorescences with sterile flowers that are initially white in color and becoming hot pink to red in color; 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 ‘SMNHPPINKA’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26977 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.