US Plant Patent PP26975

JFS-red

Tupelo tree named ‘JFS-red’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 28, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 4, 2035. This patent earned 24 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26975, the photograph of JFS-red printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26975, reproduced as printed. The patent carries the notice © 1986, except where ordinary dictionary significance of color is indicated, which under 37 CFR 1.71(e) is given alongside permission to reproduce the document.

The record

Patent number: PP26975
Filed: February 4, 2015
Granted: July 26, 2016
Expires: February 28, 2035
Assignee: J FRANK SCHMIDT & SON CO
Inventor: WARREN KEITH S

Abstract

A variety of tupelo tree which combines a unique combination of characteristics in that it combines a narrow growth habit, upright branch angles, elongated oval leaves, and bright, early fall 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 distinct variety of tupelo tree, substantially as herein shown and described.

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