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US Plant Patent PP30554

NSMTF

Nyssa sylvatica plant named ‘NSMTF’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 29, 2037.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 21, 2037. 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 PP30554, the photograph of NSMTF printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP30554, 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
PP30554
Filed
March 21, 2017
Granted
June 4, 2019
Expires
March 29, 2037
Assignee
SOUTHERN SELECTIONS LLC
Inventor
MOON DWAYNE C

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Black Tupelo tree named ‘NSMTF’ substantially as herein shown, illustrated and described, characterized particularly as to novelty by its deep, dark, lustrous foliage in summer and brilliant red leaves in the fall while having pyramidal growth habit, and a strong central leader with full scaffolding branch structure. This form difference, along with unique foliage colors makes my selection uniquely different from all known patent selections and seedlings.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of Black Tupelo tree named ‘NSMTF’ substantially as herein shown, illustrated and described, characterized particularly as to novelty by its deep, dark, lustrous foliage in summer and brilliant red leaves in the fall while having pyramidal growth habit, and a strong central leader with full scaffolding branch structure.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP30554 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.