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US Plant Patent PP24091

Gemini

Apple tree named ‘Gemini’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 24, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 29, 2031. This patent earned 26 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24091, the photograph of Gemini printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24091, 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
PP24091
Filed
December 29, 2011
Granted
December 17, 2013
Expires
January 24, 2032
Assignee
C I V —CONSORZIO ITALIANO VIVAISTI—SOCIETA CONSORTILE A R L, LEIS MICHELANGELO, MARTINELLI ALESSIO, CASTAGNOLI PIETRO, CASTAGNOLI ALESSANDRO, AZZOLINI DONATA, TAGLIANI FRANCESCO
Inventor
LEIS MICHELANGELO; MARTINELLI ALESSIO; TAGLIANI FRANCESCO; CASTAGNOLI GIANFRANCO

Abstract

A new and distinct Malus domestica Mill. apple tree variety named ‘Gemini’ particularly characterized by medium vigorous tree with spreading habit. Highly productive with precocious fruit bearing. Resistant to scab, very low susceptibility to powdery mildew. The fruit is very attractive, big, larger than ‘Gala’ with a regular conical shape. The ground color is green with a uniform brilliant ruby red blush, the area of over color is very large. Not subject to cracking. The flesh is creamy, crispy, fresh and juicy with a slight acidity taste. The storage life is comparable to ‘Gala’.

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 ‘Gemini’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP24091 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.