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US Plant Patent PP21973

CF LP1-7696

Loblolly pine tree named ‘CF LP1-7696’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 17, 2029.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 23, 2029. This patent earned 24 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP21973, the photograph of CF LP1-7696 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21973, 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
PP21973
Filed
June 23, 2009
Granted
June 14, 2011
Expires
July 17, 2029
Assignee
CELLFOR INC
Inventor
PAIT JOHN; MUIR NICHOLAS; ATTREE STEPHEN; DENCHEV PLAMEN; WEIR ROBERT; BENOWICZ ANDY

Abstract

A new and distinctive variety of a loblolly pine tree which has been denominated varietally as ‘CF LP1-7696’ which is distinguished by high growth rate, good resistance to fusiform rust, excellent stem straightness, medium crown width, medium number of whorls, medium branch angle and medium branch diameter.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of loblolly pine tree named ‘CF LP1-7696’ substantially as described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21973 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.