US Plant Patent PP32538

Butterfield

Juniperus tree named ‘Butterfield’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 17, 2039.

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 PP32538, the photograph of Butterfield printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP32538, 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: PP32538
Filed: September 17, 2019
Granted: December 1, 2020
Expires: September 17, 2039
Assignee: WESTERVELT KEITH D
Inventor: WESTERVELT KEITH D

Abstract

A new cultivar of Juniperus virginiana plant named ‘Butterfield’ that is characterized by its soft, bright gold foliage in cold winter temperatures and in hot summer temperatures, it's very uniform growth habit and upright plant habit and its strong central leader.

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 Juniperus plant named ‘Butterfield’ as herein illustrated and described.

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