US Plant Patent PP21540

Chocolate Mocha

Crapemyrtle plant named ‘Chocolate Mocha’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 29, 2029.

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: PP21540
Filed: May 29, 2009
Granted: November 30, 2010
Expires: May 29, 2029
Assignee: UNIV MISSISSIPPI STATE
Inventor: KNIGHT PATRICIA R; MCLAURIN WAYNE J

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Lagerstroemia crapemyrtle plant named ‘Chocolate Mocha’, characterized by its combination of deep dark brown/red-purple leaf color and brilliant bubble gum pink flower color. ‘Chocolate Mocha’ is also distinguished by its resistance to leaf scorch, upright non-spreading growth, and medium growth size.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of crapemyrtle plant, substantially as herein illustrated and described.

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