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US Plant Patent PP17549

SJ303

Apple tree named ‘SJ303’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 21, 2025. 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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17549, the photograph of SJ303 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17549, 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
PP17549
Filed
June 21, 2005
Granted
April 3, 2007
Expires
June 21, 2025
Inventor
BROUWER JAN W; ATHERTON RICHARD T; PORTMAN CATHERINE S

Abstract

A new apple tree ( Malus domestica ) named ‘SJ303’ is disclosed. The fruit of ‘SJ303’ is notable for its exceptional taste, appearance, and storageability.

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

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

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17549 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.