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US Plant Patent PP25897

SMVDBL

Viburnum plant named ‘SMVDBL’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 30, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 20, 2033. This patent earned 132 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25897, the photograph of SMVDBL printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25897, 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
PP25897
Filed
September 20, 2013
Granted
September 15, 2015
Expires
January 30, 2034
Inventor
WOOD TIMOTHY D

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Viburnum plant named ‘SMVDBL’, characterized by its compact, upright and somewhat outwardly spreading plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; glossy leaves; inflorescences with numerous white-colored flowers; dark violet blue-colored fruits; and good container and garden performance.

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 Viburnum plant named ‘SMVDBL’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP25897 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.