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US Plant Patent PP25534

PIILC-I

Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum plant named ‘PIILC-I’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 21, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 5, 2032. This patent earned 136 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25534, the photograph of PIILC-I printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25534, 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
PP25534
Filed
November 5, 2012
Granted
May 12, 2015
Expires
March 21, 2033
Assignee
PLANT INTRODUCTIONS INC
Inventor
KARDOS JOSHUA H

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum plant named ‘PIILC-I’, characterized by its compact, mounded, spreading growth habit; rich, reddish purple foliage color that persists through summer and winter; bright pink flowers in spring; and improved cold hardiness compared to other compact purple-leaf cultivars.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum plant named ‘PIILC-I’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

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