US Plant Patent PP32138
JN21
Cercis plant named ‘JN21’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends July 12, 2039.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record
- Patent number
- PP32138
- Filed
- July 12, 2019
- Granted
- September 1, 2020
- Expires
- July 12, 2039
- Assignee
- JACKSON BILLY RAY, JACKSON CYNTHIA MAE
- Inventor
- JACKSON BILLY RAY; JACKSON CYNTHIA MAE
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Cercis plant named ‘JN21’, characterized by its compact and upright plant habit; relatively vigorous growth habit and rapid growth rate; relatively large, thick and glossy leaves that are dark red purple in color when developing; and good garden performance and cold hardiness.
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 ‘JN21’ as illustrated and described.
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