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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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP20302, the photograph of SUMMER DAWN printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20302, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP20302
Filed
May 19, 2008
Granted
September 15, 2009
Expires
May 22, 2028
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.

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 Potentilla plant named ‘Summer Dawn’ as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20302 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.