US Plant Patent PP21555
PLFOG99
Apple tree named ‘PLFOG99’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends July 31, 2028.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 20, 2028. This patent earned 41 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP21555
- Filed
- June 20, 2008
- Granted
- December 7, 2010
- Expires
- July 31, 2028
- Assignee
- FOGLIANI DIANNE, FOGLIANI TERRY
- Inventor
- FOGLIANI TERRY; FOGLIANI DIANNE
Abstract
‘PLFOG99’ is a new and distinct apple tree notable for its compact tree type, spur bearing habit, and early maturity as compared to ‘Cripps Pink’ and other known cultivars.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
1. We claim a new and distinct apple tree substantially as shown and described herein.
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