US Plant Patent PP21318

Raven

For a redwood tree named ‘Raven’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 8, 2028.

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 PP21318, the photograph of Raven printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21318, 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: PP21318
Filed: May 8, 2008
Granted: September 28, 2010
Expires: May 8, 2028
Assignee: MISSOURI BOTAN GARDEN
Inventor: CLINE STEVEN

Abstract

A new and distinct redwood tree named ‘Raven’, characterized by its uniformly symmetrical growth habit, low and uniform branching, deep furrowed and convoluted bark, beautiful disease-resistant, medium green thick foliage, and its outstanding vigor.

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 a redwood tree, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, named ‘Raven’, as illustrated and described.

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