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US Plant Patent PP28343

Dahlonega

Oak tree named ‘Dahlonega’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 15, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 30, 2035. This patent earned 107 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP28343, the photograph of Dahlonega printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28343, 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
PP28343
Filed
June 30, 2015
Granted
August 29, 2017
Expires
October 15, 2035
Assignee
ATHENA TREES INC, BARBOUR JOHN
Inventor
BARBOUR JOHN

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Oak tree named ‘Dahlonega’, characterized by its upright branching habit and pyramidal tree form; freely branching habit with numerous secondary branches providing a full and densely foliated appearance; early leaf-out in the spring, typically about two to three weeks earlier than other selections of Quercus lyrata ; and numerous glossy dark green-colored leaves that become dark orange and red in color during the autumn.

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 Oak tree named ‘Dahlonega’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP28343 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.