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US Plant Patent PP33804

SMIHGRS

Itea plant named ‘SMIHGRS’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 1, 2041.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 14, 2040. This patent earned 18 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP33804, the photograph of SMIHGRS printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP33804, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP33804
Filed
December 14, 2020
Granted
January 4, 2022
Expires
January 1, 2041
Assignee
SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC, MATHEY MEGAN M
Inventor
MATHEY MEGAN M

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Itea plant named ‘SMIHGRS’, characterized by its relatively compact, upright to outwardly spreading plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; strong lateral branches; freely branching habit, dense and bushy appearance; green-colored leaves that become dark red in color during the autumn; freely flowering habit with numerous white-colored flowers on relatively long racemes; and good garden performance.

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 Itea plant named ‘SMIHGRS’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP33804 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.