US Plant Patent PP28359
MILLY
Apple tree named ‘MILLY’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends June 24, 2035.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 7, 2035. This patent earned 78 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP28359
- Filed
- April 7, 2015
- Granted
- September 5, 2017
- Expires
- June 24, 2035
- Assignee
- SALVI LUIGI
- Inventor
- SALVI LUIGI
Abstract
A new and distinct Malus domestica Borkh apple tree variety named ‘MILLY’, particularly characterized by its medium-strong vigor and early and constant production. Fructification is precocious, and the productivity is high. The fruits have medium to big size, are slightly asymmetric, with an attractive red-purple color on 50-60% of the surface. The flesh is crispy, juicy and firm and has a mild flavor. The taste is very good and the aroma is mild, slightly acid to sweet, with a good sugar content with balanced acidity level. Good tendency to long term storage.
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 Malus domestica Borkh apple tree named ‘MILLY’, as illustrated and described herein.
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