US Plant Patent PP25330

Merle

Actinidia deliciosa plant named ‘Merle’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 26, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 15, 2033. This patent earned 42 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP25330
Filed: May 15, 2013
Granted: March 10, 2015
Expires: June 26, 2033
Assignee: SKELTON DONALD ALFRED
Inventor: SKELTON DONALD ALFRED

Abstract

A new and distinct Actinidia deliciosa cultivar named ‘MERLE’ is disclosed, characterized by having exceptionally long fruit, and a very early seasonal harvest time in New Zealand. Additionally, the new variety produces fruit with a distinctive weakly blunt, protruding stylar end shape. The new variety is suitable for commercial production of kiwi fruit.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Actinidia deliciosa plant named ‘MERLE’ as herein illustrated and described.

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