US Plant Patent PP14177

Civni

Apple tree named ‘Civni’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired December 14, 2021. 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 PP14177, the photograph of Civni printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14177, 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: PP14177
Filed: December 14, 2001
Granted: September 23, 2003
Expires: December 14, 2021
Assignee: C I V CONSORZIO ITALIANO VIVAI
Inventor: LEIS MICHELANGELO; CASTAGNOLI GIANFRANCO; MARTINELLI ALESSIO

Abstract

A new variety of apple tree named 'Civni' characterized by high sugar content, no biennial bearing (bears regularly every year), semi-spur plant and firm, crisp, juicy and aromatic fruit.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of apple tree named ‘Civni’ as substantially described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14177 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.