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US Plant Patent PP29055

BB9

Ilex plant named ‘BB9’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 27, 2036.

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 PP29055, the photograph of BB9 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP29055, 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
PP29055
Filed
October 27, 2016
Granted
March 6, 2018
Expires
October 27, 2036
Assignee
DEVRIES LEENDERT D, Trinity Valley Vineyards LLC
Inventor
DEVRIES LEENDERT D

Abstract

A new and distinct Ilex verticillata cultivar named ‘BB9’ which is characterized by vigorous growth, producing a large amount of strong, upright main stems with numerous lateral branches, with each bearing large vibrant red berries along their entire length. The claimed plant propagates successfully by softwood stem cuttings and has proven to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations.

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

That which is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of Ilex verticillata plant named ‘BB9’, substantially as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP29055 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.