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US Plant Patent PP27191

QHMTF

Laurel oak tree named ‘QHMTF’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 19, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 16, 2034. This patent earned 246 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 2 of US plant patent PP27191, the photograph of QHMTF printed in the patent.
Figure 2 from US Plant Patent PP27191, 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
PP27191
Filed
January 16, 2014
Granted
September 27, 2016
Expires
September 19, 2034
Assignee
SOUTHERN SELECTIONS LLC
Inventor
MOON DWAYNE C

Abstract

A Laurel oak tree ( Quercus hemisphaerica ) named “QHMTF” having a compact habit with dense canopy, vigorous growth rate, shiny rich dark green foliage in summer, and semi-evergreen holding leaves until late spring and also capable of being reproduced reliably from vegetative cuttings.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of Laurel oak tree named “QHMTF” substantially as herein shown, illustrated and described, characterized particularly as to novelty by its compact habit with dense canopy, vigorous growth rate, shiny rich dark green foliage in summer, and semi-evergreen holding leaves until spring.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP27191 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.