US Plant Patent PP16188

CNI Three

Pittosporum plant named ‘CNI Three’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 7, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 22, 2025. This patent earned 16 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP16188
Filed: January 22, 2005
Granted: January 3, 2006
Expires: February 7, 2025
Assignee: CAROLINA NURSERIES INC
Inventor: TAYLOR KEITH

Abstract

A new and distinct Pittosporum plant named ‘CNI Three’, characterized by its compact and roughly hemispherical plant form; freely branching habit; dense and bushy plant habit; relatively small green and pale yellow variegated leaves; tolerant to full sun and partial shade conditions; and tolerant to low temperatures.

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

1. A new and distinct Pittosporum plant named ‘CNI Three’, as illustrated and described.

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