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.

The record
- Patent number
- PP25897
- Filed
- September 20, 2013
- Granted
- September 15, 2015
- Expires
- January 30, 2034
- Assignee
- SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC, WOOD TIMOTHY D
- 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.
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