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US Plant Patent PP25470

PIILC-II

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

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 23, 2033.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25470, the photograph of PIILC-II printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25470, 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
PP25470
Filed
January 23, 2013
Granted
April 28, 2015
Expires
January 23, 2033
Assignee
PLANT INTRODUCTIONS INC, KARDOS JOSHUA H
Inventor
KARDOS JOSHUA H

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum plant named ‘PIILC-II’, characterized by its compact, mounded, spreading growth habit; rich ruby-red new growth maturing to purplish green foliage that persists through summer and winter; bright reddish 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-II’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

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