US Plant Patent PP24251

Spiro

Viburnum plant named ‘Spiro’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 21, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 23, 2032. This patent earned 89 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP24251
Filed: April 23, 2012
Granted: February 18, 2014
Expires: July 21, 2032
Assignee: SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC, WOOD TIMOTHY D
Inventor: WOOD TIMOTHY D

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Viburnum plant named ‘Spiro’, characterized by its upright and somewhat outwardly spreading plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; red purple-colored flower buds; numerous strongly fragrant light pink to white-colored flowers; and good 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 ‘Spiro’ as illustrated and described.

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