US Plant Patent PP25471

PIILC-III

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

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.

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The record

Patent number: PP25471
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-III’, characterized by its compact, mounded, spreading growth habit; dark purple foliage color that persists through summer and winter; dark 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-III’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

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