US Plant Patent PP32720
HOT84A1
Apple tree named ‘HOT84A1’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends April 30, 2040.
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
- PP32720
- Filed
- April 30, 2020
- Granted
- January 5, 2021
- Expires
- April 30, 2040
- Assignee
- NZ INST PLANT & FOOD RES LTD, FRUITFUTUR A I E, INST DE RECERCA I TECNOLOGIA AGROALIMENTARIES IRTA
- Inventor
- BONANY JOAN; VOLZ RICHARD
Abstract
A new and distinct apple variety of Malus domestica named ‘HOT84A1’ and characterized by its attractive appearance, its dark red color, and is notable for its long storage life. The variety results from crossing the apple varieties ‘Scired’ (not patented) and ‘Scilate’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 20,477) in Havelock North, New Zealand.
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 apple tree substantially as illustrated and described herein.
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