US Plant Patent PP25576

HORT09

Rhododendron plant named ‘HORT09’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 20, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 11, 2033. This patent earned 71 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP25576
Filed: July 11, 2013
Granted: May 26, 2015
Expires: September 20, 2033
Assignee: HORTIBREED NV, VANDERHAEGEN JOHAN
Inventor: VANDERHAEGEN JOHAN

Abstract

A new cultivar of Rhododendron plant named ‘HORT09’ that is characterized by dark shiny green leaves, purple flowers and early flowering.

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

The invention claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of Rhododendron plant named ‘HORT09’ as described and illustrated.

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