US Plant Patent PP18661

Candy

Apple tree named ‘Candy’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 6, 2026. 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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18661, the photograph of Candy printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18661, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number: PP18661
Filed: April 6, 2006
Granted: March 25, 2008
Expires: April 6, 2026
Assignee: AUSTIN DAVID
Inventor: AUSTIN DAVID

Abstract

A new and distinct apple tree is disclosed. ‘Candy,’ a limb sport of ‘Aztec,’ is notable for its distinctive fruit, which exhibits a 95%-100% intense red coloration, with striping present.

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 PP18661 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.