US Plant Patent PP17669

Sato's Dwarf Red

Plant variety of Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum named ‘Sato's Dwarf Red’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 12, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 30, 2024. This patent earned 74 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP17669
Filed: November 30, 2004
Granted: May 1, 2007
Expires: February 12, 2025
Assignee: HINES NURSERIES INC
Inventor: SATO NOBORU

Abstract

A new plant variety of Loropetalum chinese var. rubrum named ‘Sato's Dwarf Red’, having a low growing, compact habit and red foliage throughout the year.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum plant substantially as shown and described.

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