US Plant Patent PP18651

STARBRIGHT

Philadelphus plant named ‘STARBRIGHT’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 26, 2026.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 6, 2026. This patent earned 20 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP18651
Filed: December 6, 2006
Granted: March 25, 2008
Expires: December 26, 2026
Assignee: NICHOLLS WILF
Inventor: NICHOLLS WILF

Abstract

A new cultivar of Philadelphus plant named ‘STARBRIGHT’ that is characterized by bronzy-purple emerging foliage, compact size, dark purplish-black calyx and pure white flowers. In combination these traits set ‘STARBRIGHT’ apart from all other existing varieties of Philadelphus known to the inventor.

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 Philadelphus plant named ‘STARBRIGHT’, as described and illustrated here within.

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