US Plant Patent PP19446

Wildung

Apple tree named ‘Wildung’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 2, 2027.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 13, 2026. This patent earned 112 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP19446
Filed: October 13, 2006
Granted: November 11, 2008
Expires: February 2, 2027
Assignee: UNIV MINNESOTA
Inventor: BEDFORD DAVID S; LUBY JAMES J

Abstract

A new cultivar of Apple tree, ‘Wildung’, is a late season cultivar that has shown to be hardy and productive for twenty-two years in east central Minnesota. The fruit is characterized by moderately firm, fine-grained flesh, with low acidity and a sweet taste with slight acid balance and rich overtones. The flesh of the fruit is very white and unusually slow to oxidize when exposed to air.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of apple tree plant named ‘Wildung’ as herein illustrated and described.

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