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US Plant Patent PP16049

Geers

Taxus plant named ‘Geers’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 30, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 28, 2024. This patent earned 2 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16049, the photograph of Geers printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16049, 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
PP16049
Filed
June 28, 2004
Granted
October 18, 2005
Expires
June 30, 2024
Assignee
SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC
Inventor
GEERS PETER

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Taxus plant named ‘Geers’, characterized by its outwardly spreading and arching plant form; bright yellow green-colored leaves; foliage resistant to sun and winter burning; and tolerance to low temperatures.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Taxus plant named ‘Geers’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16049 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.