US Plant Patent PP18660

Lady In Red

Physocarpus plant named ‘Lady In Red’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 8, 2026.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 18, 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: PP18660
Filed: September 18, 2006
Granted: March 25, 2008
Expires: October 8, 2026
Assignee: TUITE JONATHAN
Inventor: TUITE JONATHAN

Abstract

A new cultivar of Physocarpus plant named ‘Lady in Red’ that is characterized by freely branching habit, red foliage and pink flowers. In combination these traits set ‘Lady in Red’ apart from all other existing varieties of Physocarpus 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 Physocarpus plant named ‘Lady in Red’ as described and illustrated herein.

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