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US Plant Patent PP27630

Pink Pom Poms

Cercis plant named ‘Pink Pom Poms’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 8, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 11, 2034. This patent earned 118 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27630, the photograph of Pink Pom Poms printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27630, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP27630
Filed
December 11, 2014
Granted
January 31, 2017
Expires
April 8, 2035
Assignee
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Inventor
WERNER DENNIS JAMES; NEUBAUER EDWARD ALEX

Abstract

Cercis ‘Pink Pom Poms’ is a new and distinct variety of redbud tree that has the following unique combination of desirable features that are outstanding in a new variety including (1) ease of asexual propagation using chip budding, (2) semi-upright growth habit; (3) foliage with glossy green color; (4) bright purple-violet double flowers produced in abundance during the spring; and female structures that are essentially sterile, resulting in no seed pod set.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of redbud tree ( Cercis ) named ‘Pink Pom Poms’ having the characteristics substantially as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP27630 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.