US Plant Patent PP27373
Sunhorteki
Tecoma plant named ‘Sunhorteki’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends April 15, 2035.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 20, 2034. This patent earned 116 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP27373
- Filed
- December 20, 2014
- Granted
- November 15, 2016
- Expires
- April 15, 2035
- Inventor
- ARISUMI KENICHI; KOBAYASHI YASUO
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Tecoma plant named ‘Sunhorteki’, characterized by its semi-upright plant habit; vigorous growth habit; early and freely flowering habit; flowering under high temperature conditions; bright yellow-colored flowers; and low temperature tolerance.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Tecoma plant named ‘Sunhorteki’ as illustrated and described.
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