US Plant Patent PP25701
JN7
Cercis tree named ‘JN7’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends November 24, 2033.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 31, 2033. This patent earned 85 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP25701
- Filed
- August 31, 2013
- Granted
- July 14, 2015
- Expires
- November 24, 2033
- Assignee
- JACKSON CINDY, JACKSON RAY
- Inventor
- JACKSON RAY; JACKSON CINDY
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Cercis tree named ‘JN7’, characterized by its upright vase-shaped plant habit with relatively narrow branching angle; vigorous growth habit; and good garden performance.
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 tree named ‘JN7’ as illustrated and described.
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