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US Plant Patent PP36646

HOT81A1

Apple tree named ‘HOT81A1’

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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP36646, the photograph of HOT81A1 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP36646, 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
PP36646
Filed
May 1, 2024
Granted
May 6, 2025
Expires
May 1, 2044
Assignee
NZ INST PLANT & FOOD RES LTD, FRUITFUTUR A I E, INST DE RECERCA I TECNOLOGIA AGROALIMENTARIES IRTA, INST DE RECERCA I TECNLOGIA AGROALIMENTARIES IRTA, THE NEW ZEELAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RES LIMITED
Inventor
VOLZ RICHARD; FONTICH CRISTIAN

Abstract

A new and distinct apple variety is described. The variety results from crossing the apple varieties ‘A121R18T089’ (not patented) and Gala ‘Baigent’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,121) in Havelock North, New Zealand. The fruit of the apple tree of this new variety have an appearance characterized by its dark red colour and creamy white background and it early harvest compared to other selections. This new variety has been named ‘HOT81A1’.

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 ‘HOT81A1’ substantially as illustrated and described herein.

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