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US Plant Patent PP23742

Purple Pride

Prunus tree named ‘Purple Pride’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 26, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 9, 2031. This patent earned 78 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23742, the photograph of Purple Pride printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23742, 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
PP23742
Filed
November 9, 2011
Granted
July 16, 2013
Expires
January 26, 2032
Assignee
CREECH DAVID, STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY, STOVER DAWN
Inventor
CREECH DAVID; STOVER DAWN

Abstract

A new cultivar of Prunus , ‘Purple Pride’, characterized by its foliage that is deep burgundy in color with new leaves emerging bright dark red and foliage coloration that is retained from spring through fall, its foliage that appears clean and disease free, its stems that can be readily trained into a single trunk, its white flowers that are conspicuous against its burgundy foliage, its consistent abundant crop of red fruit with a pleasing taste, its drought resistance, and is usefulness when planted in wildlife food plots in the south as the burgundy foliage allows land managers to easily recognize ‘Purple Pride’ plants in a brushland and avoid them during mowing regimes.

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 cultivar of Prunus tree named ‘Purple Pride’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23742 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.