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US Plant Patent PP24092

Fujion

Apple tree named ‘Fujion’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 25, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 29, 2031. This patent earned 27 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24092, the photograph of Fujion printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24092, 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
PP24092
Filed
December 29, 2011
Granted
December 17, 2013
Expires
January 25, 2032
Assignee
MARTINELLI ALESSIO, LEIS MICHELANGELO, AZZOLINI DONATA, CASTAGNOLI PIETRO, CASTAGNOLI ALESSANDRO, TAGLIANI FRANCESCO, C I V CONSORZIO ITALIANO VIVAISTI SOCIETA CONSORTILE ARL
Inventor
LEIS MICHELANGELO; MARTINELLI ALESSIO; TAGLIANI FRANCESCO; CASTAGNOLI GIANFRANCO

Abstract

A new and distinct Malus domestica Mill. apple tree variety named ‘Fujion’ particularly characterized by having a medium vigorous tree, precocious fruit bearing with high productivity. Resistant to scab. Harvest period more concentrated than for ‘Fuji’ and can generally be completed in two pickings. The fruit is similar to ‘Fuji-Nagafu 12’ with a purple red over colour and well-defined stripes. It is round and slightly elongated, very regular and more consistent in size than Fuji. The flesh is crispy, juicy and intensely sweet, generally sweeter than ‘Fuji’.

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 Malus domestica Mill. apple tree named ‘Fujion’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP24092 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.