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US Plant Patent PP28728

BAILEB

Rhododendron plant named ‘BAILEB’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 17, 2036.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 31, 2035. This patent earned 48 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP28728, the photograph of BAILEB printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28728, 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
PP28728
Filed
December 31, 2015
Granted
December 5, 2017
Expires
February 17, 2036
Assignee
LEE ROBERT EDWARD
Inventor
LEE ROBERT EDWARD

Abstract

A new and distinct Rhododendron cultivar named ‘BAILEB’ is disclosed, characterized by distinctive semi-double red-purple flowers dotted darker red-purple. Plants bloom Spring, Summer and Fall and exhibit good tolerance for hot conditions and other environmental stressors. Plants are easy to propagate and have very dark green foliage, near RHS Green 139A. The new cultivar is a Rhododendron , suitable for ornamental garden purposes.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Rhododendron plant named ‘BAILEB’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP28728 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.