US Plant Patent PP18640

Western Dawn

Apple tree named ‘Western Dawn’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 31, 2026. 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.

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The record

Patent number: PP18640
Filed: May 31, 2006
Granted: March 25, 2008
Expires: May 31, 2026
Assignee: WESTERN AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURE
Inventor: CRIPPS JOHN E L; MELVIN-CARTER ELEANOR

Abstract

‘Western Dawn’ is a new and distinct cultivar of Malus domestica Mill. notable for its pinkish-red blush skin color, its late maturity, and its marked resistance to oxidative browning.

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

1. We claim a new and distinct apple tree substantially as shown and described herein.

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