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US Plant Patent PP26973

CIV323

Apple tree named ‘CIV323’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 11, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 9, 2033. This patent earned 216 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26973, the photograph of CIV323 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26973, 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
PP26973
Filed
April 9, 2013
Granted
July 26, 2016
Expires
November 11, 2033
Assignee
C I V —CONSORZIO ITALIANO VIVAISTI—SOCIETA CONSORTILE A R L
Inventor
LEIS MICHELANGELO; MARTINELLI ALESSIO; TAGLIANI FRANCESCO; CASTAGNOLI GIANFRANCO

Abstract

A new and distinct Malus domestica Mill. apple tree variety named ‘CIV323’ particularly characterized by a moderately vigorous tree with open habit. Highly productive with precocious fruit bearing. Resistant to scab. The fruit is red, medium in size with a regular cylindrical shape. The flesh is creamy, fine, crispy and juicy. the flavour is good, with high acid level a good content of sugar. Good storability under ULO-conditions for up to six months.

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 Malus domestica Mill. apple tree named ‘CIV323’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

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