US Plant Patent PP27551
SMPOMINI
Physocarpus plant named ‘SMPOMINI’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends June 22, 2035.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 19, 2035. This patent earned 95 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP27551
- Filed
- March 19, 2015
- Granted
- January 17, 2017
- Expires
- June 22, 2035
- Assignee
- SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC, WOOD TIMOTHY D
- Inventor
- WOOD TIMOTHY D
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Physocarpus plant named ‘SMPOMINI’, characterized by its relatively compact, upright and uniform plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dense and bushy habit; small dark green-colored leaves; inflorescences with numerous white to light 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 ‘SMPOMINI’ as illustrated and described.
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