US Plant Patent PP36073
SMNTSB
Tecoma plant named ‘SMNTSB’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends October 14, 2043.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 30, 2043. This patent earned 45 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP36073
- Filed
- August 30, 2023
- Granted
- August 20, 2024
- Expires
- October 14, 2043
- Assignee
- SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC, MATHEY MEGAN M
- Inventor
- MATHEY MEGAN M
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Tecoma plant named ‘SMNTSB’, characterized by its relatively compact, upright to somewhat outwardly spreading and mounding plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit and moderate growth rate; freely branching habit; dark green-colored leaves; freely flowering habit; large inflorescences with large reddish orange-colored flowers; and good garden performance.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Tecoma plant named ‘SMNTSB’ as illustrated and described.
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