US Plant Patent PP25989
Chilly Willy
Pedilanthus plant named ‘Chilly Willy’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends April 5, 2034.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 16, 2033. This patent earned 324 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP25989
- Filed
- May 16, 2013
- Granted
- October 13, 2015
- Expires
- April 5, 2034
- Assignee
- SHIPLEY NICHOLAS
- Inventor
- SHIPLEY NICHOLAS
Abstract
A new and distinct Pedilanthus macrocarpus named ‘Chilly Willy’ is characterized by freeze hardiness (at least to 12° F.) beyond that of any cultivars of Pedilanthus known to the Inventor. The color of the mature stems is R.H.S. Colour Chart 143A to 143D.
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 Pedilanthus macrocarpus plant substantially as described and illustrated herein.
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