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US Plant Patent PP34495

QVCCN

Quercus tree named ‘QVCCN’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 24, 2042.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP34495, the photograph of QVCCN printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP34495, 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
PP34495
Filed
January 24, 2022
Granted
August 16, 2022
Expires
January 24, 2042
Inventor
WHITEHEAD DAN MILTON

Abstract

A new cultivar of Quercus virginiana tree named ‘QVCCN’ that is characterized by its resilience to cold winter weather in South Carolina with a canopy that retains its previous years foliage rather than defoliating (appearing evergreen), its compact and dense canopy, its foliage that is dark green in color, and its upright branching habit.

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 Quercus tree named ‘QVCCN’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP34495 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.