US Plant Patent PP25941

NCHC1

Hypericum plant named ‘NCHC1’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 5, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 24, 2033. This patent earned 196 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP25941
Filed: July 24, 2013
Granted: September 22, 2015
Expires: February 5, 2034
Assignee: UNIV NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Inventor: RANNEY THOMAS G; TOUCHELL DARREN H

Abstract

‘NCHC1’ is a new Hypericum calycinum variety having golden yellow foliage that matures to a light green and does not revert to dark green foliage.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of Hypericum calycinum plant named ‘NCHC1,’ substantially as illustrated and described herein.

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