US Plant Patent PP16615

GriffCRL

Loropetalum plant named ‘GriffCRL’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 17, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 28, 2025. This patent earned 109 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP16615
Filed: February 28, 2005
Granted: June 6, 2006
Expires: June 17, 2025
Assignee: GRIFFITH PROPAGATION NURSERY
Inventor: GRIFFITH MARK P

Abstract

A Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum cultivar particularly distinguished by having a compact growth habit, vibrant fuchsia flower color, abundant flowers and tolerance to heavy rain, high wind and ice is disclosed.

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

1. A new and distinct Loropetalum plant as shown and described herein.

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