US Plant Patent PP16446

Emerald Crest

Cupressus macrocarpa plant named ‘Emerald Crest’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 24, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 7, 2023. This patent earned 138 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16446, the photograph of Emerald Crest printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16446, 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: PP16446
Filed: November 7, 2003
Granted: April 18, 2006
Expires: March 24, 2024
Assignee: IKUMA MASANARI
Inventor: IKUMA MASANARI

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Cupressus macrocarpa plant characterized by coloration comprising light green patches among an overall darker green color.

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

1. A new, distinct and unique variety of Cupressesus macrocarpa plant named ‘Emerald Crest’ substantially as illustrated and described herein.

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