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US Plant Patent PP24168

EVENING LIGHT

Styrax plant named ‘EVENING LIGHT’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 19, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 11, 2032. This patent earned 39 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24168, the photograph of EVENING LIGHT printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24168, 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
PP24168
Filed
May 11, 2012
Granted
January 21, 2014
Expires
June 19, 2032
Assignee
KOLSTER HENNY
Inventor
KOLSTER HENNY

Abstract

A new cultivar of Styrax plant named ‘EVENING LIGHT’ which exhibits an upright vase-shaped habit with foliage that emerges and remains rich dark purple to black when grown in full sun. When grown in shade, the older lower leaves of ‘EVENING LIGHT’ become dark olive green or bronze in color. ‘EVENING LIGHT’ bears pure white to very pale pink bell-shaped flowers in May and June. ‘EVENING LIGHT’ prefers sandy soil and is hardy to USDA Zone 5. In combination these traits set ‘EVENING LIGHT’ apart from all other existing varieties of Styrax known to the inventor.

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

The invention claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Styrax plant named ‘EVENING LIGHT’ as described and illustrated herein.

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