US Plant Patent PP31118
SMNIFA
Ilex plant named ‘SMNIFA’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends November 15, 2038.
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
- PP31118
- Filed
- November 15, 2018
- Granted
- November 26, 2019
- Expires
- November 15, 2038
- Assignee
- SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC, WOOD TIMOTHY D
- Inventor
- WOOD TIMOTHY D
Abstract
A new and distinct Ilex plant named ‘SMNIFA’, characterized by its uniform and mounding plant habit; freely branching habit; dense and bushy growth habit; dark 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 ‘SMNIFA’ as illustrated and described.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP31118 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.