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US Plant Patent PP34623

DRABROT

Sycamore plant named ‘DRABROT’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 26, 2041.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 28, 2040. This patent earned 60 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP34623, the photograph of DRABROT printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP34623, 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
PP34623
Filed
December 28, 2020
Granted
October 4, 2022
Expires
February 26, 2041
Inventor
BROTZMAN TIMOTHY C; DRAVES THOMAS M

Abstract

A new variety of Platanus occidentalis named ‘DRABROT’ which is characterized by a contorted, semi-weeping branch habit and dark green, disease-free leaves. In combination, these characteristics distinguish ‘DRABROT’ from all other cultivars known to the inventors.

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

The invention claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of Platanus occidentalis named ‘DRABROT’, substantially as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP34623 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.