US Plant Patent PP26926
David Carroll
Ilex plant named ‘David Carroll’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends November 24, 2034.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 26, 2034. This patent earned 90 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP26926
- Filed
- August 26, 2014
- Granted
- July 12, 2016
- Expires
- November 24, 2034
- Assignee
- SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC, CARROLL DAVID
- Inventor
- CARROLL DAVID
Abstract
A new and distinct Ilex plant named ‘David Carroll’, characterized by its compact and rounded plant habit; freely branching habit; dense and bushy growth habit; bright yellow green-colored leaves; 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 ‘David Carroll’ as illustrated and described.
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