US Plant Patent PP21539

Chapel Hill Gold

Lantana plant named ‘Chapel Hill Gold’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 27, 2029.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 4, 2028. This patent earned 204 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP21539
Filed: September 4, 2008
Granted: November 30, 2010
Expires: March 27, 2029
Assignee: PLANT INTRODUCTIONS INC
Inventor: GRIFFITH MARK

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Lantana plant named ‘Chapel Hill Gold’, characterized by its low growing, layered and spreading growth habit; leathery, scabrous dark green foliage; continuous flowering; bright golden yellow flower buds and flowers; and cold hardiness to USDA Hardiness Zone 7.

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

1. A new and distinct Lantana plant named ‘Chapel Hill Gold’, as illustrated and described herein.

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