US Plant Patent PP27930
JFS-NuMex 3
Bigtooth maple tree named ‘JFS-NuMex 3’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends March 24, 2035.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 5, 2035. This patent earned 19 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP27930
- Filed
- March 5, 2015
- Granted
- April 25, 2017
- Expires
- March 24, 2035
- Assignee
- ARROWHEAD CENTER INC
- Inventor
- ST HILAIRE ROLSTON
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Bigtooth Maple tree named ‘JFS-NuMex 3’, characterized by resiliency to drought and improved resistance to fungal diseases, faster growing, branching with more upright angles, and with brighter fall colors than all other Bigtooth selections.
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What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct Bigtooth Maple tree named ‘JFS-NuMex 3’ as illustrated and described.
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