US Plant Patent PP15465

Dalitoga

Apple tree named ‘Dalitoga’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 11, 2023. 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.

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The record

Patent number: PP15465
Filed: August 11, 2003
Granted: January 4, 2005
Expires: August 11, 2023
Assignee: SNC ELARIS
Inventor: LIGONNIERE GUY RAYMOND

Abstract

A new and distinct Gala-type apple cultivar is disclosed. The new cultivar ‘Dalitoga’ arose as a whole tree mutation of ‘Imperial Gala.’ ‘Dalitoga’ is notable for its intense coloration and early maturity as compared to its parent and to other known Gala cultivars.

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

1. A new and distinct apple tree, substantially as shown and described herein.

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