US Plant Patent PP21560

Gelesq

Physocarpus plant named ‘Gelesq’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 10, 2029.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 3, 2029. This patent earned 157 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP21560
Filed: February 3, 2009
Granted: December 7, 2010
Expires: July 10, 2029
Assignee: SCHUURBIERS MARINUS MARTINUS HENDRIKUS
Inventor: SCHUURBIERS MARINUS MARTINUS HENDRIKUS

Abstract

A new cultivar of Physocarpus opulifolius , ‘Gelesq’, characterized by its dwarf, compact and broadly spreading plant habit habit, its unique foliage with leaves that are dark gray to purple-black in color, its ability to be readily propagated by stem cuttings, and its hardiness to U.S.D.A. Zone 2.

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 Physocarpus plant named ‘Gelesq’ substantially as herein illustrated and described.

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