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US Plant Patent PP29707

Melissa Parris

Magnolia plant named ‘Melissa Parris’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 11, 2036.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 3, 2036. This patent earned 8 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP29707, the photograph of Melissa Parris printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP29707, reproduced as printed. The patent carries the notice Copyright 1966; except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are u, which under 37 CFR 1.71(e) is given alongside permission to reproduce the document.

The record

Patent number
PP29707
Filed
June 3, 2016
Granted
September 25, 2018
Expires
June 11, 2036
Assignee
CHILDRESS BLAINE, Idelwylde Ornamentals, PARRIS KEVIN
Inventor
PARRIS KEVIN; Ledvina Dennis

Abstract

A new and distinct Magnolia cultivar named ‘Melissa Parris’ is disclosed, characterized by having pleasantly scented pink flowers, a dominant central leader, and large tardily deciduous foliage. The new variety is a Magnolia , normally produced as a medium to large ornamental tree.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct hybrid of Magnolia ‘Silk Road’ x Magnolia insignis ‘Anita Figlar’ named Magnolia ‘Melissa Parris’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP29707 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.