US Plant Patent PP20183

Soft Caress

Mahonia plant named ‘Soft Caress’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 27, 2026.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 4, 2026. This patent earned 266 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP20183
Filed: January 4, 2006
Granted: July 28, 2009
Expires: September 27, 2026
Assignee: ITSAUL PLANTS LLC
Inventor: STEVER KAREN REITER

Abstract

A new cultivar of hybrid Mahonia, ‘Soft Caress’, characterized by its unique foliage comprises of leaves with narrow, thread-like leaflets combined with a vigorous growth habit, racemes of yellow flowers, and pruinose blue berries.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Mahonia plant named ‘Soft Caress’ as herein illustrated and described.

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