US Plant Patent PP25406

Lewis

Apple tree named ‘Lewis’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 17, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 15, 2033. This patent earned 63 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP25406
Filed: March 15, 2013
Granted: April 7, 2015
Expires: May 17, 2033
Assignee: LEWIS BRANDON
Inventor: LEWIS BRANDON

Abstract

A new apple variety obtained from a limb sport of a ‘Honeycrisp’ apple tree, the new variety being distinguished by a much-improved red color and improved resistance to bitter pit disorder.

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 variety of apple tree, substantially as herein shown and described.

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