US Plant Patent PP35072
NCRX9
Rhododendron plant ‘NCRX9’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends June 21, 2042.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record
- Patent number
- PP35072
- Filed
- June 21, 2022
- Granted
- March 28, 2023
- Expires
- June 21, 2042
- Assignee
- UNIV NORTH CAROLINA STATE
- Inventor
- RANNEY THOMAS GREEN; TOUCHELL DARREN H; NUS ANDRA WINDORF; PALMER IRENE; LYNCH NATHAN
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Rhododendron plant named ‘NCRX9’ is disclosed, characterized by a compact habit, and pink flowers in spring that rebloom in early fall. 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 ‘NCRX9’ as herein illustrated and described.
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