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US Plant Patent PP26976

LavJ2011

Rhododendron plant named ‘LavJ2011’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 7, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 26, 2034. This patent earned 103 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26976, the photograph of LavJ2011 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26976, 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
PP26976
Filed
August 26, 2014
Granted
July 26, 2016
Expires
December 7, 2034
Assignee
FORBES KATHRYN, UNIV OF SOUTHERN MAINE
Inventor
PARKS JOE B

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Rhododendron plant named ‘LavJ2011’, characterized by its intermediate height; upright, outwardly spreading and mounding plant habit; freely branching habit; dense and bushy plant form; dark green-colored leaves; freely flowering habit; large bright purple-colored flowers; and good garden performance and winter hardiness.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Rhododendron plant named ‘LavJ2011’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26976 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.