US Plant Patent PP31443
Temptation
Apple tree named ‘Temptation’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends September 7, 2038.
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
- PP31443
- Filed
- September 7, 2018
- Granted
- February 18, 2020
- Expires
- September 7, 2038
- Assignee
- FOXTROT APPLES LLC
- Inventor
- WYLES ROBERT
Abstract
‘Temptation’ is a ‘Gala’-type apple variety. It was first selected for its intense red fruit. It is distinguished from its parent ‘Foxtrot’ and other Gala-type varieties by its large, intense red early-maturing fruit and its exceptional flavor.
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 substantially as described and illustrated herein.
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