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US Plant Patent PP28271

White Rain

Cladrastis tree named ‘White Rain’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 6, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 5, 2035. This patent earned 1 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP28271, the photograph of White Rain printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28271, 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
PP28271
Filed
September 5, 2015
Granted
August 15, 2017
Expires
September 6, 2035
Inventor
DRISCOLL PETER A

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Cladrastis tree named ‘White Rain’, characterized by its outwardly weeping tree form; moderately vigorous to vigorous growth habit; and numerous pendulous inflorescences with white-colored flowers.

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 Cladrastis tree named ‘White Rain’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP28271 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.