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US Plant Patent PP20550

QNMTF

Nuttall Oak Tree Named ‘QNMTF’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 21, 2027.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 15, 2027. This patent earned 159 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP20550, the photograph of QNMTF printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20550, 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
PP20550
Filed
June 15, 2007
Granted
December 15, 2009
Expires
November 21, 2027
Assignee
SOUTHERN SLECTIONS LLC
Inventor
MOON DWAYNE C

Abstract

A Nuttall oak tree ( Quercus nuttallii ) named ‘QNMTF’ having a compact habit with dense canopy, vigorous growth rate, burgundy new growth that matures to dark green in summer, orange-red color in fall 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.

1. A new and distinct variety of Nuttall oak tree named ‘QNMTF’ substantially as herein shown, illustrated and described, characterized particularly as to novelty by its compact habit with dense canopy, vigorous growth rate and burgundy new growth that matures to dark green color in summer and orange-red color in fall.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20550 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.