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US Plant Patent PP19766

Dudek

Apple tree named ‘Dudek’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 10, 2027.

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 PP19766, the photograph of Dudek printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19766, 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
PP19766
Filed
May 10, 2007
Granted
February 24, 2009
Expires
May 10, 2027
Inventor
DUDEK BRITT F

Abstract

Apple tree ‘DudeK’ ( Malus domestica ) is a limb sport mutation of ‘Caudle’ (PP9,068). The fruit of ‘DudeK’ is notable for its attractive, intensely colored skin.

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

1. I claim a new and distinct apple tree as shown and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP19766 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.