US Plant Patent PP25007
ASFARI
Apple tree named ‘ASFARI’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends January 13, 2033.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 9, 2033. This patent earned 4 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP25007
- Filed
- January 9, 2013
- Granted
- October 28, 2014
- Expires
- January 13, 2033
- Assignee
- BETTER3FRUIT N V
- Inventor
- DE WIT INGE; EYSSEN HENDRIK; KEULEMANS JOHAN; NICOLAÏ JOHAN; PAUWELS ELS; LAER PAUL VAN
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of Malus domestica apple tree named ‘Asfari’, particularly characterized by early maturity of fruit, yellow fruit over color, sometimes with a slight pink blush; good storability of fruit for its harvest date; aromatic and sweet flavor; and clean skin.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
We claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of Malus domestica apple tree named ‘Asfari’, as illustrated and described herein.
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