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US Plant Patent PP24702

American Mesquite

Prosopis hybrida plant named ‘American Mesquite’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 4, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 21, 2032. This patent earned 105 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24702, the photograph of American Mesquite printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24702, 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
PP24702
Filed
March 21, 2012
Granted
July 29, 2014
Expires
July 4, 2032
Assignee
BLAKE BRIAN EDWARD
Inventor
BLAKE BRIAN EDWARD

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of mesquite, botanically known as Prosopis hybrida and identified as ‘AMERICAN MESQUITE’, which is particularly characterized by its complete lack of thorns, upright branching with full foliage, rapid growth in girth and height with exceptional strength.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of Prosopis hybrida identified as ‘AMERICAN MESQUITE’ as illustrated and described, characterized by complete lack of thorns, upright branching with full foliage, rapid growth in girth and height with exceptional strength.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP24702 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.