US Plant Patent PP18730

CIVG198

Apple tree named ‘CIVG198’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 25, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 31, 2026. This patent earned 53 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP18730
Filed: January 31, 2006
Granted: April 15, 2008
Expires: March 25, 2026
Assignee: CONSORZIO ITALIANO VIVAISTI
Inventor: LEIS MICHELANGELO; CASTAGNOLI GIANFRANCO; MARTINELLI ALESSIO; TAGLIANI FRANCESCO

Abstract

A new and distinct Malus domestica Mill, apple tree variety named ‘CIVG198’ particularly characterized by having deep, red skin color, high sugar content, very firm flesh, scab resistance, long storage capacity and long shelf life.

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

1. A new and distinct Malus domestica Mill. apple tree variety named ‘CIVG198’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

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