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US Plant Patent PP37378

JN104

Cercis plant named ‘JN104’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 13, 2044.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 9, 2044. This patent earned 4 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record

Patent number
PP37378
Filed
August 9, 2024
Granted
April 21, 2026
Expires
August 13, 2044
Inventor
Ray Jackson; Cindy Jackson

Abstract

A new cultivar of Cercis canadensis tree named ‘JN104’ that is characterized by its deep green foliage, its foliage that is resistant to summer heat in Southern climates, its vigorous, weeping, and consistent growth habit, and its uniform branching.

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

It is claimed: 1 . A new and distinct cultivar of Cercis canadensis tree named ‘JN104’ as herein illustrated and described.

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