US Plant Patent PP27187

Pink Chief

Apple tree named ‘Pink Chief’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 6, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 16, 2034. This patent earned 143 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP27187
Filed: June 16, 2014
Granted: September 27, 2016
Expires: November 6, 2034
Assignee: FRUIT VARIETIES INT PTY LTD
Inventor: FRANCIS BRENDON

Abstract

A new and distinct apple tree ( Malus domestica Borkh) named ‘Pink Chief’. The new variety is a spontaneous limb mutation of ‘Cripps Pink’ and is distinguished by its highly colored pink-red fruit, weaker vigor and columnar bearing.

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 apple tree substantially as described and illustrated herein.

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