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US Plant Patent PP28585

CORLEY'S FIRECRACKER

Quercus plant named ‘CORLEY'S FIRECRACKER’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 27, 2036.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 12, 2035. This patent earned 76 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP28585, the photograph of CORLEY'S FIRECRACKER printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28585, 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
PP28585
Filed
November 12, 2015
Granted
October 31, 2017
Expires
January 27, 2036
Inventor
CORLEY DOUGLAS

Abstract

A new and distinct Quercus cultivar named ‘CORLEY'S FIRECRACKER’ is disclosed, characterized by having a broad pyramidal, moderately compact growth habit and red new growth, both in Spring and Summer. The new variety is a Quercus , normally produced as a small ornamental tree or shrub.

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 cultivar of Quercus plant named ‘CORLEY'S FIRECRACKER’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP28585 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.