US Plant Patent PP20379

Sunshine

Ligustrum plant named ‘Sunshine’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 21, 2028.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 10, 2027. This patent earned 286 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP20379
Filed: April 10, 2007
Granted: October 6, 2009
Expires: January 21, 2028
Assignee: MCCRACKEN THOMAS P
Inventor: MCCRACKEN THOMAS P

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Ligustrum plant named ‘Sunshine’, characterized by its mixture of yellow green and medium green-colored growing season foliage, lack of flower production, and compact growth habit.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Ligustrum plant named ‘Sunshine’, substantially as herein shown and described.

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