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US Plant Patent PP33757

MC-51

Apple tree named ‘MC-51’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 22, 2039.

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 PP33757, the photograph of MC-51 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP33757, 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
PP33757
Filed
April 22, 2019
Granted
December 21, 2021
Expires
April 22, 2039
Inventor
MCLEAN ALLAN

Abstract

‘MC-51’ is a whole tree mutation of the ‘MC38’ variety of apple tree, characterized by the early and homogeneous coloration of its fruit.

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 described and illustrated herein.

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