US Plant Patent PP25503
MonKinn
Tsuga plant named ‘MonKinn’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends October 4, 2033.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 10, 2033. This patent earned 116 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP25503
- Filed
- June 10, 2013
- Granted
- May 5, 2015
- Expires
- October 4, 2033
- Assignee
- MONROVIA NURSERY CO, KINNEY RON DAMIEN
- Inventor
- KINNEY RON DAMIEN
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Tsuga plant named ‘MonKinn’, characterized by its compact, upright to arching and mounding plant habit; vigorous and moderately fast-growing growth habit; freely branching habit, dense and bushy plant form; bright yellow green-colored developing leaves; and tolerance to full sunlight conditions.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Tsuga plant named ‘MonKinn’ as illustrated and described.
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