US Plant Patent PP28544

Jive

Apple tree named ‘Jive’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 11, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 24, 2034. This patent earned 291 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP28544
Filed: November 24, 2014
Granted: October 24, 2017
Expires: September 11, 2035
Assignee: BURKITT EDWARD MARK
Inventor: BURKITT EDWARD MARK

Abstract

A new and distinct apple tree is disclosed. ‘Jive’, a limb sport of ‘GS48’, is notable for its distinctive fruit, which exhibits a red coloration, with strong defined striping present.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

I claim: 1. A new and distinct apple tree substantially as shown and described herein.

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