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US Plant Patent PP23584

Greprs

Pieris plant named ‘Greprs’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 2, 2032.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23584, the photograph of Greprs printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23584, 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
PP23584
Filed
February 2, 2012
Granted
May 7, 2013
Expires
February 2, 2032
Assignee
GREENLEAF NURSERY COMPANY, RAINEY MARK, SMUTZER HARRY
Inventor
SMUTZER HARRY; RAINEY MARK

Abstract

A new cultivar of Pieris japonica named ‘Greprs’ that is characterized by its high rate of propagation success and its healthy foliage and a vigorous growth habit in the southern regions of the U.S., its dense foliage with new spring foliage that emerges green in color with a light pink blush under cool temperatures in containers, its high degree of resistance to root rot and leaf spot, and its white flowers that emerge from white flower buds.

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 cultivar of Pieris plant named ‘Greprs’ substantially as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23584 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.