US Plant Patent PP21941
Monnieves
Ilex plant named ‘Monnieves’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends March 8, 2030.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record
- Patent number
- PP21941
- Filed
- March 8, 2010
- Granted
- May 31, 2011
- Expires
- March 8, 2030
- Assignee
- MONROVIA NURSERY CO
- Inventor
- GARCIA NIEVES
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Ilex plant named ‘Monnieves’, characterized by its compact, upright and open plant form; freely branching habit; vigorous growth habit; dark burgundy-colored developing stems; dark green-colored leaves; and good garden performance.
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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Ilex plant named ‘Monnieves’ as illustrated and described.
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