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US Plant Patent PP27683

VOC1

Viburnum odoratissimum plant named ‘VOC1’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 12, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 28, 2034. This patent earned 137 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27683, the photograph of VOC1 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27683, 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
PP27683
Filed
April 28, 2014
Granted
February 21, 2017
Expires
September 12, 2034
Inventor
WILLIAMS JONATHON

Abstract

‘VOC1’ is a distinctive variety of Viburnum odoratissimum which is characterized by the combination of a smaller overall plant size, a denser plant habit, a smaller leaf size and the strong expression of red anthocyanin pigments in immature foliage growth.

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

That which is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of Viburnum odoratissimum plant named ‘VOC1’, substantially as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP27683 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.