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US Plant Patent PP27421

FUCIV51

Apple tree named ‘FUCIV51’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 17, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 8, 2034. This patent earned 191 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27421, the photograph of FUCIV51 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27421, 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
PP27421
Filed
October 8, 2014
Granted
November 29, 2016
Expires
April 17, 2035
Assignee
C I V —CONSORZIO ITALIANO VIVAISTI—SOCIETA CONSORTILE A R L
Inventor
LEIS MICHELANGELO; MARTINELLI ALESSIO

Abstract

A new and distinct Malus domestica Borkh. apple tree variety named ‘FUCIV-51’ is a naturally occurring mutation of the Fuji ‘NAGAFU-12’ apple, particularly characterized by a very large area of over color, in particular in warm areas with low day-night thermic excursion; red coloration on most part of the unexposed side of the fruit; and intense purple-red over color.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of Malus domestica apple tree named ‘FUCIV-51’, as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP27421 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.