US Plant Patent PP35279

NC2017-6

Cercis plant named ‘NC2017-6’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 18, 2042.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP35279
Filed: October 18, 2022
Granted: July 25, 2023
Expires: October 18, 2042
Assignee: UNIV NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Inventor: WERNER DENNIS; KENEALY LEANNE M

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Cercis plant, referred to by its cultivar name ‘NC2017-6’, is disclosed. The new cultivar originated in a controlled breeding program. Plants of the new variety produce small and purple-colored foliage. The new variety is moderately vigorous. Plants of the new variety exhibit a highly branched, and compact growth habit.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Cercis plant named ‘NC2017-6’, substantially as herein illustrated and described.

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