US Plant Patent PP20025

Carlton

Weigela plant named ‘Carlton’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 11, 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 PP20025, the photograph of Carlton printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20025, 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: PP20025
Filed: March 11, 2008
Granted: May 26, 2009
Expires: March 11, 2028
Assignee: SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC
Inventor: WOOD TIMOTHY D

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Weigela plant named ‘Carlton’, characterized by its uniform plant habit; freely branching habit; developing leaves that are yellow green in color and fully expanded leaves that become yellow green in color during the mid-summer through autumn; dark red purple-colored flowers; and good garden performance.

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

1. A new and distinct Weigela plant named ‘Carlton’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20025 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.