US Plant Patent PP24012
Golden Anne
Thuja plant named ‘Golden Anne’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends June 9, 2032.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 21, 2032. This patent earned 19 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP24012
- Filed
- May 21, 2012
- Granted
- November 5, 2013
- Expires
- June 9, 2032
- Assignee
- HOOF RALPH MATHEUS, Hoof Zevenaar
- Inventor
- HOOF RALPH MATHEUS
Abstract
A new cultivar of Thuja occidentalis named ‘Golden Anne’ characterized by its dense yellow-green foliage, its compact growth habit, and its moderate growth rate.
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 cultivar of Thuja plant named ‘Golden Anne’ as herein illustrated and described.
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