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US Plant Patent PP28695

SMNPOBLR

Physocarpus plant named ‘SMNPOBLR’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 17, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 21, 2035. This patent earned 57 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP28695, the photograph of SMNPOBLR printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28695, 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
PP28695
Filed
October 21, 2015
Granted
November 28, 2017
Expires
December 17, 2035
Assignee
SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC, WOOD TIMOTHY
Inventor
WOOD TIMOTHY

Abstract

A new and distinct Physocarpus cultivar named ‘SMNPOBLR’ is disclosed, characterized by a good mildew resistance, bright red stems, white flowers, lightly flushed pink that age to bright red seed capsules, and very strong red/orange spring leaf flush that turn to dark maroon for the summer. The new variety is a Physocarpus , normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Physocarpus plant named ‘SMNPOBLR’ as herein illustrated and described.

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