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US Plant Patent PP16718

MUNN 001

Acer shirasawanum plant named ‘MUNN 001’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 14, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 19, 2024. This patent earned 87 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16718, the photograph of MUNN 001 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16718, 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
PP16718
Filed
July 19, 2004
Granted
June 27, 2006
Expires
October 14, 2024
Assignee
MUNN CARL A
Inventor
MUNN CARL A

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Acer shirasawanum plant as shown and described, characterized by its striking carmine to red spring leaves, yellow to lime summer leaves, and vigorous growth rate.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Acer shirasawanum plant as shown and described, characterized by its striking carmine to red spring leaves, yellow to lime summer leaves, and vigorous growth rate.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16718 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.