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US Plant Patent PP7118

Empress

Apple cultivar `Empress`

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired December 7, 2008. 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.

The record

Patent number
PP7118
Filed
December 7, 1988
Granted
January 23, 1990
Expires
December 7, 2008

Abstract

A new and distinct apple cultivar, named `Empress`, (also tested as NY 651), is exceptional for its large fruit size, attractive bright red finish, good yellow flesh color, good eating quality and high fruit yields in the midautumn season.

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

We claim: 1. The new and distinct apple cultivar herein described and illustrated and identified by the characters enumerated above.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP7118 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.