US Plant Patent PP15023

GarAnn

Tatarian maple tree named ‘GarAnn’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 24, 2023. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 28, 2023. This patent earned 27 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP15023, the photograph of GarAnn printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15023, 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: PP15023
Filed: July 28, 2003
Granted: July 20, 2004
Expires: August 24, 2023
Assignee: PLANT SELECT
Inventor: EPSTEIN GARY ROBIN

Abstract

A new distinct cultivar of Tatarian Maple tree named ‘GarAnn’, characterized by its upright, outwardly spreading and rounded plant habit; strong and nearly horizontal branch angles; attractive fall foliage coloration; and vibrant red-colored samara that retain their coloration for about six weeks.

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 Tatarian Maple tree named ‘GarAnn’, as illustrated and described.

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