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US Plant Patent PP16048

Red Majestic

Corylus plant named ‘Red Majestic’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 21, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 20, 2024. 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 PP16048, the photograph of Red Majestic printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16048, 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
PP16048
Filed
September 20, 2004
Granted
October 18, 2005
Expires
September 21, 2024
Inventor
DE VRIES ROLF

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Corylus plant named ‘Red Majestic’, characterized by its compact and outwardly spreading to semi-weeping plant habit; twisting stems; and rich dark burgundy-colored developing leaves and rich dark burgundy-colored fully expanded leaves during the spring and summer.

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 Corylus plant named ‘Red Majestic’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16048 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.