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US Plant Patent PP25692

Wiltons Star

Apple tree named ‘Wiltons Star’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 10, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 15, 2033. This patent earned 56 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25692, the photograph of Wiltons Star printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25692, 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
PP25692
Filed
March 15, 2013
Granted
July 14, 2015
Expires
May 10, 2033
Inventor
PRINCEN WILHELMUS JOHANNES FRANCISCUS ANTONIUS; PRINCEN ANTONIUS FRANCISCUS MARIE JOHANNES

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Apple tree named ‘Wiltons Star’, characterized by its upright plant habit; above average fruit production; and fruits with smooth, dark red-colored skin.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Apple tree named ‘Wiltons Star’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP25692 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.