US Plant Patent PP25659

Centennial Dragon

Ilex plant named ‘Centennial Dragon’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 24, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 20, 2033. This patent earned 187 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP25659
Filed: June 20, 2013
Granted: June 30, 2015
Expires: December 24, 2033
Assignee: REARDON NURSERY INC
Inventor: REARDON MICHAEL D

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Ilex plant characterized by its naturally pyramidal habit, shiny, rich plum brown new growth that holds the dark coloration through the season in two or three flushes of new growth, mite resistance, and deep green, satiny mature foliage with soft spines that don't catch your clothing, profuse and long lasting bright red berries, and good cold tolerance.

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 Ilex plant as herein illustrated and described.

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