US Plant Patent PP28595
CP 101
Apple tree named ‘CP 101’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends July 18, 2035.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 20, 2034. This patent earned 240 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP28595
- Filed
- November 20, 2014
- Granted
- November 7, 2017
- Expires
- July 18, 2035
- Assignee
- UNIV MARYLAND
- Inventor
- WALSH CHRISTOPHER S; HARSHMAN JULIA M
Abstract
A new and distinctive variety of Malus domestica apple tree, named ‘CP 101’ that is distinguished by its attractive fruit color and flavor, early harvest season that is different than its seed parent, and its moderate scion dwarfing.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct Apple tree known as ‘CP 101’ as described and illustrated herein.
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