US Plant Patent PP28627

JN16

Cercis plant named ‘JN16’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 27, 2036.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 9, 2036. This patent earned 78 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP28627
Filed: February 9, 2016
Granted: November 14, 2017
Expires: April 27, 2036
Assignee: JACKSON CINDY, JACKSON RAY
Inventor: JACKSON RAY; JACKSON CINDY

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Cercis plant named ‘JN16’, characterized by its compact plant habit with relatively short internodes; deep purple-colored leaves; good garden performance with good leaf color retention during the summer.

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 Cercis plant named ‘JN16’ as illustrated and described.

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