US Plant Patent PP30009
Gala Surf
Apple tree named ‘Gala Surf’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends September 12, 2036.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record
- Patent number
- PP30009
- Filed
- September 12, 2016
- Granted
- December 25, 2018
- Expires
- September 12, 2036
- Inventor
- Brisset Frédéric; Brisset David
Abstract
‘Gala Surf’ is a sport mutation of ‘Gala’. The fruit of ‘Gala Surf’ is notable for its early coloring and very dark purple red overcolor.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
I claim: 1. A new and distinct apple tree as described and illustrated herein.
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