US Plant Patent PP26826

Spike

Hydrangea plant named ‘Spike’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 2, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 19, 2034. This patent earned 136 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26826, the photograph of Spike printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26826, 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: PP26826
Filed: March 19, 2014
Granted: June 14, 2016
Expires: August 2, 2034
Assignee: KOLK BARTHOLOMEUS PETRUS MARIA
Inventor: KOLK BARTHOLOMEUS PETRUS MARIA

Abstract

A new cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla named ‘Spike’ that is characterized by its single sterile flowers that are a blend of pink shades in color with crinkled and wavy sepals, its strong stems, and its free flowering habit with sturdy inflorescences.

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 cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘Spike’ substantially as herein illustrated and described.

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