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US Plant Patent PP32618

RDS

Apple tree named ‘RDS’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 4, 2039.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 17, 2038. This patent earned 18 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP32618, the photograph of RDS printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP32618, 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
PP32618
Filed
December 17, 2018
Granted
December 15, 2020
Expires
January 4, 2039
Assignee
FRUIT VARIETIES INT PTY LTD, GREEN ASHLEY, GREEN BRENTON
Inventor
GREEN ASHLEY; GREEN BRENTON

Abstract

A new and distinct apple tree Malus domestica named ‘RDS’.‘RDS’ is a spontaneous limb mutation of the variety ‘Cripps Red’ and is distinguished by its early color development, a reddish brown current season wood growth on the sunny side, and a high level of red anthocyanin on the back of the leaf petiole and on young fruitlets. It is further distinguished by its strong bloom on fruit at maturity, a very dark intensity purple red hue of overcolor and a narrow stripe with solid flush having weakly defined stripes overcolor.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct apple tree substantially as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP32618 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.