US Plant Patent PP21838

JFS-KW202

Maple tree named ‘JFS-KW202’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 9, 2029.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 30, 2029. This patent earned 10 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP21838, the photograph of JFS-KW202 printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21838, reproduced as printed. The patent carries the notice © 2001, and is based on observations of the original tree and one, two, and, which under 37 CFR 1.71(e) is given alongside permission to reproduce the document.

The record

Patent number: PP21838
Filed: July 30, 2009
Granted: April 5, 2011
Expires: August 9, 2029
Assignee: FRANK SCHMIDT & SON CO J
Inventor: WARREN KEITH S

Abstract

A new variety of maple tree that combines deep purple summer foliage with a slightly compact, upright growth habit and improved heat resistance in comparison to other maple trees with purple colored summer foliage.

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 maple tree that combines deep purple summer foliage with a slightly compact, upright growth habit and improved heat resistance in comparison to other maple trees with purple colored summer foliage.

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