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US Plant Patent PP20006

April Snow

Weigela plant named ‘April Snow’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 19, 2028.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP20006, the photograph of April Snow printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20006, 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
PP20006
Filed
February 19, 2008
Granted
May 19, 2009
Expires
February 19, 2028
Inventor
HAMERNIK HARLAN

Abstract

A new cultivar of Weigela plant named ‘April Snow’ that is characterized by its pure white flowers and bright green leaves. In combination, these traits set ‘April Snow’ apart from all other varieties of Weigela known to the inventor.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of Weigela plant named ‘April Snow’ as described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20006 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.