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US Plant Patent PP25319

PIIHQ-I

Hydrangea quercifolia plant named ‘PIIHQ-I’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 25, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 14, 2033. This patent earned 133 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25319, the photograph of PIIHQ-I printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25319, 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
PP25319
Filed
March 14, 2013
Granted
March 3, 2015
Expires
July 25, 2033
Assignee
PLANT INTRODUCTIONS INC, DIRR MICHAEL A, KARDOS JOSHUA H
Inventor
KARDOS JOSHUA H; DIRR MICHAEL A

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea quercifolia plant named ‘PIIHQ-I’, characterized by its compact, rounded to spreading growth habit; strong stems, even when young, resulting in higher quality finished container plants for the grower; dark green disease resistant foliage; reddish orange to reddish purple fall color; full, white inflorescences that age to light pink and are held upright on the plant.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct Hydrangea quercifolia plant named ‘PIIHQ-I’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP25319 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.