US Patent Issued to University of Georgia Research Foundation on Dec. 2 for "Distylium plant named 'ZhDis12-16'" (Georgia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. PP37,115, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc. (Athens, Ga.).

"Distylium plant named 'ZhDis12-16'" was invented by Donglin Zhang (Athens, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct cultivar of Distylium buxifolium plant named 'ZhDis12-16', characterized by a combination of rounded form with outward spreading, compact growing habit, bronze new foliage, and dense branches and leaves, and no notable disease and pest susceptibility."

The patent was filed on Jan. 10, 2025, under Application No. 19/016,868.

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