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US Plant Patent PP31534

JM4

Crapemyrtle plant named ‘JM4’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 10, 2038.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP31534, the photograph of JM4 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP31534, 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
PP31534
Filed
October 10, 2018
Granted
March 10, 2020
Expires
October 10, 2038
Inventor
MAGEE JACK MITCHELL

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Crapemyrtle plant named ‘JM4’, characterized by its tall, upright to slightly outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching habit; vigorous and sturdy growth habit; leaves that are initially dark green in color becoming dark greyed purple in color with development; numerous inflorescences with white-colored flowers; and good garden performance and pathogen resistance.

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 Crapemyrtle plant named ‘JM4’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP31534 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.