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US Plant Patent PP27646

Joan Lionetti

Texas live oak tree named ‘Joan Lionetti’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 3, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 17, 2034. This patent earned 169 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27646, the photograph of Joan Lionetti printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27646, 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
PP27646
Filed
June 17, 2014
Granted
February 7, 2017
Expires
December 3, 2034
Inventor
SHIPLEY NICHOLAS

Abstract

A new and distinct Quercus fusiformis variety named ‘Joan Lionetti’ is characterized by dark green colored leaves, dense upreaching crown structure, excellent adaptation to conditions prevailing in the southwestern United States, with relatively low mast production.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct Quercus fusiformis plant substantially as described and illustrated herein.

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