US Plant Patent PP26997
Annys1
Ilex plant named ‘Annys1’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends January 9, 2035.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 7, 2034. This patent earned 63 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP26997
- Filed
- November 7, 2014
- Granted
- August 2, 2016
- Expires
- January 9, 2035
- Assignee
- VAN NIJNATTEN ANDRE FRANCISCUS
- Inventor
- VAN NIJNATTEN ANDRE FRANCISCUS
Abstract
A new and distinct Ilex plant named ‘Annys1’, characterized by its compact and rounded plant habit; freely branching habit; dense and bushy growth habit; leaves that are initially green in color and with development, become golden yellow in color; leaves that resist sun-burning; and good garden performance and winter hardiness.
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 Ilex plant named ‘Annys1’ as illustrated and described.
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