US Plant Patent PP30008

Gradisca

Apple tree named ‘Gradisca’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 1, 2037.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 27, 2036. This patent earned 64 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP30008, the photograph of Gradisca printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP30008, 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: PP30008
Filed: December 27, 2016
Granted: December 25, 2018
Expires: March 1, 2037
Assignee: GRARD ALEXANDRE, GRARD OLIVIER
Inventor: GRARD OLIVIER; GRARD ALEXANDRE

Abstract

‘Gradisca’ apple tree is the product of an open pollination of ‘Fuji’ apple, and is characterized by its bright red fruit and good production capacity. Fruit of ‘Gradisca’ is sweet and perfumed, and colors well in hot weather. ‘Gradisca’ is distinguished from its parent ‘Fuji’ by its more perfumed fruit and more intense red overcolor.

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 apple tree named ‘Gradisca’ substantially as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP30008 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.