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US Plant Patent PP26548

SMSXPM

Lilac plant named ‘SMSXPM’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 11, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 20, 2033. This patent earned 144 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26548, the photograph of SMSXPM printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26548, 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
PP26548
Filed
September 20, 2013
Granted
March 29, 2016
Expires
February 11, 2034
Assignee
SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC, WOOD TIMOTHY D
Inventor
WOOD TIMOTHY D

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Lilac plant named ‘SMSXPM’, characterized by its compact, upright to outwardly spreading and low mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; freely flowering habit; dark pink-colored flower buds; large inflorescences with strongly fragrant intense light pink-colored flowers; long flowering period and remontant flowering habit; and good cold hardiness.

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 Lilac plant named ‘SMSXPM’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26548 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.