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US Plant Patent PP30352

Seaton99

Apple tree named ‘Seaton99’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 13, 2036.

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

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP30352, the photograph of Seaton99 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP30352, 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
PP30352
Filed
July 13, 2016
Granted
April 9, 2019
Expires
July 13, 2036
Assignee
FASHION FOODS LTD
Inventor
LYNCH WILLIAM JOHN EDMUND

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Malus domestica named ‘Seaton99’ characterized by a bright pink colour with faint underline stripe fully filling in to block colour; more intensively visually apparent bright pink tones than any comparable early maturing apple varieties; foreground colour over 75% of fruit surface; mild cheddar background colour; random ‘flecking’ exhibited to varying modest degrees in approximately 30% of fruits; early maturation; distinctive strong flavours and after-tastes; consistent and stable repeat cropping returning identical characteristics over an extended trial period; and retention and enhancement of bright colouration in long storage events.

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 named ‘Seaton99’ as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP30352 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.