US Plant Patent PP17013

Burkitt Gala

Apple tree named ‘Burkitt Gala’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 17, 2024. 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.

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The record

Patent number: PP17013
Filed: September 17, 2004
Granted: August 15, 2006
Expires: September 17, 2024
Assignee: TRUSTEES OF BMA TRUST
Inventor: BURKITT EDWARD MARK

Abstract

A new and distinct apple tree is disclosed. ‘Burkitt Gala,’ a limb sport of ‘Tenroy’ gala is notable for its distinctive fruit, which exhibits a 100% cherry red coloration, with underlying striping present. ‘Burkitt Gala’ is further distinguishable from its parent by its early maturity. ‘Burkitt Gala’ matures ten days earlier than ‘Tenroy’ gala.

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

1. We claim a new and distinct apple tree substantially as shown and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17013 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.