US Plant Patent PP29968

McKBranched

Gymnocladus tree named ‘McKBranched’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 23, 2037.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 3, 2037. This patent earned 51 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP29968
Filed: January 3, 2017
Granted: December 11, 2018
Expires: February 23, 2037
Assignee: MCKAY NURSERY CO INC
Inventor: OPSTEEN AARON M

Abstract

A new cultivar of Gymnocladus plant named, ‘McKBranched’, that is characterized by its increased branching on trees of a young age, which is not commonly observed in plants of Gymnocladus and its male flowers resulting in a seedless plant.

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 cultivar of Gymnocladus plant named ‘McKBranched’ as herein illustrated and described.

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