US Plant Patent PP24748
Sunset
Nandina plant named ‘Sunset’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends December 26, 2032.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 27, 2032. This patent earned 152 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP24748
- Filed
- July 27, 2012
- Granted
- August 12, 2014
- Expires
- December 26, 2032
- Assignee
- VAN DEN DOOL WOUTER LEOPOLD
- Inventor
- VAN DEN DOOL WOUTER LEOPOLD
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Nandina plant named ‘Sunset’, characterized by its upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; relatively small leaflets; dark purple-colored developing leaflets; dark green-colored fully developed leaflets; and good garden performance.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Nandina plant named ‘Sunset’ as illustrated and described.
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