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US Plant Patent PP20595

Sonmarie

Hydrangea plant named ‘Sonmarie’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 1, 2028.

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 PP20595, the photograph of Sonmarie printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20595, 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
PP20595
Filed
October 1, 2008
Granted
December 22, 2009
Expires
October 1, 2028
Inventor
THOMPSON TONY

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘Sonmarie’, characterized by its relatively compact, upright and mounded plant habit; strong and sturdy stems; and large hemispherical inflorescences with numerous light red purple-colored sterile flowers.

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

1. A new and distinct Hydrangea plant named ‘Sonmarie’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20595 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.