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US Plant Patent PP7812

Scieur

Apple tree named `Scieur`

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 13, 2010. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record

Patent number
PP7812
Filed
August 13, 1990
Granted
March 3, 1992
Expires
August 13, 2010

Abstract

The new and distinct variety is a selection from a population of open pollinated seedlings of the apple variety Splendour (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,460). The fruit of the apple tree of this variety has an attractive appearance characterized by its striped color pattern. The new variety has been named "Scieur".

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct variety of apple tree which is a selection from a population of open pollinated seedlings of the Splendour variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,460) substantially as shown and described characterized by its striped colour pattern and sweet flavour.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP7812 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.