US Plant Patent PP19007

McLaughlin Gala

Apple tree named ‘McLaughlin Gala’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 23, 2026.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP19007
Filed: October 23, 2006
Granted: July 8, 2008
Expires: October 23, 2026
Assignee: MCLAUGHLIN ROBERT THOMAS
Inventor: MCLAUGHLIN ROBERT THOMAS

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of apple tree, ‘McLaughlin Gala,’ originating as a limb mutation of the Malus domestica variety of ‘Kidds D-8’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 3,637). This new variety is unique from its parent because it develops and finishes fruit color to a 100% clear yellow with no red striping or blush. The new variety matures 4 to 6 days before its parent.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of apple tree, Malus domestica, substantially as herein shown and described.

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