US Plant Patent PP22744

VANILLA TWIST

Cercis plant named ‘VANILLA TWIST’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 24, 2030.

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: PP22744
Filed: December 24, 2010
Granted: May 22, 2012
Expires: December 24, 2030
Assignee: BROTZMAN TIMOTHY CHARLES
Inventor: BROTZMAN TIMOTHY CHARLES

Abstract

A new variety of Cercis canadensis plant named ‘VANILLA TWIST’ which is characterized by weeping habit, light green leaves and white flowers. In combination, these characteristics distinguish ‘VANILLA TWIST’ from all other cultivars known to the inventor.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Cercis canadensis plant named ‘VANILLA TWIST’, substantially as described and illustrated herein.

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