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US Plant Patent PP26544

WALPINRUF

Rhododendron plant named ‘WALPINRUF’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 3, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 13, 2034. This patent earned 112 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26544, the photograph of WALPINRUF printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26544, 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
PP26544
Filed
June 13, 2014
Granted
March 29, 2016
Expires
October 3, 2034
Inventor
TRISTRAM DAVID

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Rhododendron plant named ‘WALPINRUF’ which is characterized by a compact mounding habit, glossy evergreen foliage, large double flowers in a warm pink color, which are produced from spring until early summer, is disclosed.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Rhododendron plant named ‘WALPINRUF’ as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26544 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.