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US Plant Patent PP27303

PIILAG-VII

Lagerstroemia plant named ‘PIILAG-VII’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 24, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 12, 2034. This patent earned 103 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27303, the photograph of PIILAG-VII printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27303, 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
PP27303
Filed
September 12, 2014
Granted
October 25, 2016
Expires
December 24, 2034
Assignee
PLANT INTRODUCTIONS INC
Inventor
HELVICK RHONDA; MCBEE OREN; GRIFFITH MARK; BEASLEY JEFF; DIRR MICHAEL A

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Lagerstroemia plant named ‘PIILAG-VII’, characterized by its compact, upright, intermediate growth habit, reddish new growth, and lustrous dark green foliage in summer, red flowers where the petals cover the stamens, superior resistance to powdery mildew and Cercospora leaf spot, and increased cold hardiness.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct Lagerstroemia plant named ‘PIILAG-VII’, as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP27303 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.