US Plant Patent PP16270

Fugachee Fuji

Apple tree named ‘Fugachee Fuji’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 19, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 13, 2023. This patent earned 127 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16270, the photograph of Fugachee Fuji printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16270, 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: PP16270
Filed: November 13, 2003
Granted: February 21, 2006
Expires: March 19, 2024
Assignee: CLEVENGER IRA
Inventor: CLEVENGER IRA

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Fuji apple tree ( Malus pumila ) named ‘Fugachee Fuji’ is disclosed. The fruit of the new variety is characterized by its early maturity and attractive blush coloration.

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.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16270 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.