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US Plant Patent PP34194

Spring Mate

Rhododendron plant named ‘Spring Mate’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 21, 2041.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP34194, the photograph of Spring Mate printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP34194, 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
PP34194
Filed
October 21, 2021
Granted
May 3, 2022
Expires
October 21, 2041
Inventor
YU SHUJUN; YU XIAOHAN; FENG YIQI

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Rhododendron plant named ‘Spring Mate’, characterized by its upright to broadly spreading and mounding plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit and moderate growth rate; freely branching habit and dense and bushy appearance; dark green-colored leaves; freely flowering habit; ruffled semi-double flowers that are vivid reddish orange in color; and good garden performance and temperature tolerance.

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 ‘Spring Mate’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP34194 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.