US Plant Patent PP20083

Northern Lights

Ilex plant named ‘Northern Lights’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 25, 2028.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP20083
Filed: January 25, 2008
Granted: June 9, 2009
Expires: January 25, 2028
Assignee: JOH SPEK BOOMKWEKERIJEN B V
Inventor: SPEK PETER

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Ilex plant named ‘Northen Lights’, characterized by its upright plant habit; freely branching habit; dark green and yellow green bi-colored foliage with sharp spines; and good garden performance.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Ilex plant named ‘Northen Lights’ as illustrated and described.

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