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US Plant Patent PP13431

Sofine

Taxodium distichum plant named ‘Sofine’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired December 18, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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 PP13431, the photograph of Sofine printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP13431, 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
PP13431
Filed
December 18, 2001
Granted
December 31, 2002
Expires
December 18, 2021
Assignee
PLANT DEV SERVICES INC
Inventor
BERRY JAMES BRYAN

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Taxodium distichum plant named ‘Sofine’, characterized by its uniform growth habit, foliage size, and foliage color.

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

I claim: 1. A new and unique variety of Taxodium distichum plant named ‘Sofine’ as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP13431 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.