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US Plant Patent PP14750

Rutzan

Ilex interspecific hybrid named ‘Rutzan’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 21, 2022. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 11, 2022. This patent earned 41 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP14750, the photograph of Rutzan printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14750, 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
PP14750
Filed
July 11, 2002
Granted
May 4, 2004
Expires
August 21, 2022
Assignee
UNIV RUTGERS
Inventor
ORTON ELWIN R; GANT DAVID A

Abstract

Rutzan is a new and distinct variety of evergreen holly distinguished in that it combines from three species ( Ilex aquifolium, Ilex rugosa, and Ilex pernyi ), desirable landscape and production traits which distinguish it from all other forms of Ilex. Plants of the new variety exhibit a moderate rate of growth, develop a densely branched narrow to moderately broad conical form of compact size, possess small to medium sized dark green spiny leaves, produce an abundance of bright red fruit well displayed on wood of the previous season's growth, and are outstanding for their exceptionally high level of winter hardiness.

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

What we claim is: 1. A new and distinct interspecific hybrid variety of Ilex plant named ‘Rutzan’ substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14750 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.