US Plant Patent PP28582
Miu
Podocarpus plant named ‘Miu’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends February 2, 2036.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 22, 2035. This patent earned 42 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP28582
- Filed
- December 22, 2015
- Granted
- October 31, 2017
- Expires
- February 2, 2036
- Assignee
- SATO YOSHIO
- Inventor
- SATO YOSHIO
Abstract
A new cultivar of Podocarpus macrophyllus , ‘Miu’, that is characterized by its growth tips and leaves that are yellow-white in color, its variegated foliage that is mottled with yellow and green throughout the leaves, its straight trunk with medium tapering, and its limited branching without pruning.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Podocarpus plant named ‘Miu’ as herein illustrated and described.
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