US Plant Patent PP20302
SUMMER DAWN
Potentilla plant named ‘SUMMER DAWN’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends May 22, 2028.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 19, 2028. This patent earned 3 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP20302
- Filed
- May 19, 2008
- Granted
- September 15, 2009
- Expires
- May 22, 2028
- Assignee
- BREMNER ALAN HEDDLE
- Inventor
- BREMNER ALAN HEDDLE
Abstract
A new cultivar of Potentilla plant named ‘Summer Dawn’ that is characterized by compact habit even after twenty years, dense grey-green foliage, and large primrose yellow flowers. In combination these traits set ‘Summer Dawn’ apart from all other varieties of Potentilla known to the inventor.
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1. A new and distinct variety of Potentilla plant named ‘Summer Dawn’ as described and illustrated herein.
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