US Plant Patent PP17201

Nicoter

Apple tree named ‘Nicoter’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 15, 2023. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 12, 2022. This patent earned 184 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17201, the photograph of Nicoter printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17201, 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: PP17201
Filed: November 12, 2002
Granted: November 14, 2006
Expires: May 15, 2023
Assignee: BETTER3FRUIT N V
Inventor: NICOLAI JOHAN

Abstract

A new and distinct apple tree named ‘Nicoter’. The new variety is the result of a cross between ‘Gala’ and ‘Braeburn,’ and is most similar in appearance to ‘Gala’. The new variety is distinguishable from ‘Gala’ by its red coloration and slightly less conical shape.

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

1. A new and distinct apple tree plant named ‘Nicoter’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17201 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.