US Plant Patent PP26290

Shy

Pieris plant named ‘Shy’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 8, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 25, 2034. This patent earned 72 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP26290
Filed: February 25, 2014
Granted: January 5, 2016
Expires: May 8, 2034
Assignee: SVENSON SVEN E
Inventor: SVENSON SVEN E

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Pieris plant named ‘Shy’, characterized by its compact plant habit; freely branching habit; leaves that are initially purple red in color and with development become green in color; inflorescences that are initially upright; relatively late flowering response; numerous deep purplish pink-colored flowers; and good garden performance.

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 ‘Shy’ as illustrated and described.

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