US Plant Patent PP36521

Hibbard

Maclura plant named ‘Hibbard’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 7, 2044.

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: PP36521
Filed: August 7, 2024
Granted: March 4, 2025
Expires: August 7, 2044
Assignee: WESTERVELT KEITH D
Inventor: WESTERVELT KEITH D

Abstract

A new cultivar of Maclura tree named ‘Hibbard’ that is characterized by its rapid growth habit, an average of 60 cm a year, its lack of fruit production, its large glossy foliage, and its thornless branches.

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 Maclura tree named ‘Hibbard’ as herein illustrated and described.

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