US Plant Patent PP26655
SMSMBK
Spiraea plant named ‘SMSMBK’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends September 10, 2034.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 26, 2034. This patent earned 15 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP26655
- Filed
- August 26, 2014
- Granted
- April 26, 2016
- Expires
- September 10, 2034
- Assignee
- SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC, WOOD TIMOTHY D
- Inventor
- WOOD TIMOTHY D
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Spiraea plant named ‘SMSMBK’, characterized by its compact, upright, outwardly spreading and mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dense and bushy habit; developing leaves that are greyed orange in color becoming medium green with a greyed green-colored overlay with development; large inflorescences with white-colored flowers; good garden performance; and resistance to mildew pathogens.
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 Spiraea plant named ‘SMSMBK’ as illustrated and described.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26655 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.