US Plant Patent PP36688
HOT125A1
Apple tree named ‘HOT125A1’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends May 1, 2044.
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
- PP36688
- Filed
- May 1, 2024
- Granted
- May 20, 2025
- Expires
- May 1, 2044
- Assignee
- NZ INST PLANT & FOOD RES LTD, FRUITFUTUR A I E, INST DE RECERCA I TECNOLOGIA AGROALIMENTARIES IRTA
- Inventor
- VOLZ RICHARD; ALEGRE SIMO
Abstract
A new and distinct apple variety is described. The variety results from crossing the apple varieties ‘A101R10T175’ (not patented) and ‘A123R06T021’ (not patented) in Havelock North, New Zealand. The fruit of the apple tree of this new variety have an attractive appearance characterized by its pink, red colour and it notable for its long storage life. This new variety has been named ‘HOT125A1’.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
The invention claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of apple tree named ‘HOT125A1’ substantially as illustrated and described herein.
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