US Plant Patent PP21710

WA 2

Apple tree named ‘WA 2’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 24, 2029.

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

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The record

Patent number: PP21710
Filed: March 24, 2009
Granted: February 15, 2011
Expires: March 24, 2029
Assignee: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
Inventor: BARRITT BRUCE H

Abstract

A new and distinctive variety of an Malus domestica ‘apple’ tree, named ‘WA 2’, that is distinguished by its attractive blush, outstanding texture being firm, crisp and juicy, and the presence of the homozygous genes for ethylene production ACS1-2/2 and ACO1-2/2 which contribute to maintaining the fruit quality over long periods of storage.

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 variety named ‘WA 2’, as herein shown and described.

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