US Plant Patent PP37169
MAIA-MITCHELL
Apple tree named ‘MAIA-MITCHELL’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends September 15, 2043.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 3, 2043. This patent earned 165 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.
The record
- Patent number
- PP37169
- Filed
- April 3, 2023
- Granted
- December 23, 2025
- Expires
- September 15, 2043
- Assignee
- MIDWEST APPLE IMPROVEMENT ASS
- Inventor
- PITTS WILLIAM A
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of apple tree named ‘MAIA-MITCHELL’ that ripens in late October with strong, solid red coloration and that maintains firmness and quality for 6 months under commercial refrigeration conditions, is disclosed herein.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
I claim: 1 . A new, distinct apple tree variety named ‘MAIA-MITCHELL’, as illustrated and described herein.
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