US Plant Patent PP14970

Okan

Hydrangea serrata plant named ‘Okan’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 5, 2022. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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 PP14970, the photograph of Okan printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14970, 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: PP14970
Filed: August 5, 2002
Granted: June 29, 2004
Expires: August 5, 2022
Assignee: HINES NURSERIES INC
Inventor: YAMAMOTO TAKEOMI

Abstract

A new plant variety of Hydrangea serrata characterized by its golden yellow to chartreuse foliage coloration which persists throughout the growing season.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of Hydrangea plant, as illustrated and described.>

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