US Plant Patent PP25246

Little Flames

Leucothoe plant named ‘Little Flames’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 31, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 26, 2033. This patent earned 186 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP25246
Filed: February 26, 2013
Granted: January 27, 2015
Expires: August 31, 2033
Assignee: RON VAN OPSTAL HOLDING BV, DUYNDAM LEO
Inventor: DUYNDAM LEO

Abstract

A new cultivar of Leucothoe , ‘Little Flames’, that is characterized by its dwarf, dense plant habit, its narrow leaves, its new growth with bright red leaves, petioles, and stems, and its cold hardiness at least to U.S.D.A. Zone 5.

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 cultivar of Leucothoe plant named ‘Little Flames’ as herein illustrated and described.

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