US Patent Issued to Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey on Sept. 30 for "Cornus tree named 'Rutglow'" (New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. PP36,985, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, N.J.).

"Cornus tree named 'Rutglow'" was invented by Thomas J. Molnar (East Brunswick, N.J.) and John M. Capik (Allenhurst, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new dogwood cultivar of Cornus kousa that is clearly distinguished by its floriferous display of symmetrical dark pink colored floral bracts and attractive dark-green foliage."

The patent was filed on Jan. 27, 2025, under Application No. 19/038,365.

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