US Plant Patent PP19909

Galaval

Apple tree named ‘Galaval’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 20, 2027.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP19909
Filed: November 20, 2007
Granted: April 14, 2009
Expires: November 20, 2027
Assignee: PEPINIERES DU VALOIS SARL
Inventor: RICHARD ALBERT

Abstract

A new apple tree named ‘Galaval’ is described. ‘Galaval’ is a mutation of ‘Galaxy’ selected for its interesting over color intensity. Fruit of ‘Galaval’ is distinguished from fruit of ‘Galaxy’ and other Gala-type varieties by its intense dark purple-brown skin over color with no defined stripes.

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 described and illustrated herein.

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