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US Plant Patent PP26749

SMPOTW

Physcocarpus plant named ‘SMPOTW’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 24, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 11, 2033. This patent earned 105 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26749, the photograph of SMPOTW printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26749, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP26749
Filed
October 11, 2013
Granted
May 24, 2016
Expires
January 24, 2034
Assignee
WOOD TIMOTHY D, SPRING MEADOWS NURSERY INC
Inventor
WOOD TIMOTHY D

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Physocarpus plant named ‘SMPOTW’, characterized by its compact, upright and uniform plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dense and bushy habit; small dark green-colored leaves that become greyed purple in color under high light (full sun) conditions and red during the autumn; showy inflorescences with numerous pink-colored flower buds and white and pink-colored flowers; good garden performance; and resistance to Powdery Mildew.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Physocarpus plant named ‘SMPOTW’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26749 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.