US Plant Patent PP18728

Gwen's Rose Delight

Japanese maple plant named ‘Gwen's Rose Delight’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 30, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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: PP18728
Filed: June 30, 2006
Granted: April 15, 2008
Expires: June 30, 2026
Assignee: RUMBAL JAMES PALMER
Inventor: RUMBAL JAMES PALMER

Abstract

The invention is a new variety of Japanese Maple. The variety is a robust tree with a leaf color predominantly green/purple with a pale pink to white margin.

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

1. A new and distinct Japanese Maple tree as herein illustrated and described.

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