US Plant Patent PP26542
NCCH1
Interspecific hybrid dogwood named ‘NCCH1’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends August 1, 2034.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 13, 2033. This patent earned 231 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP26542
- Filed
- December 13, 2013
- Granted
- March 29, 2016
- Expires
- August 1, 2034
- Assignee
- UNIV NORTH CAROLINA STATE
- Inventor
- RANNEY THOMAS G
Abstract
‘NCCH1’ is a new cultivar of hybrid dogwood with a compact, rounded habit, semi-evergreen foliage with maroon fall and winter foliage color, and 4-11 pink to red/purple floral bracts per inflorescence.
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What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct interspecific hybrid dogwood plant named ‘NCCH1’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.
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