US Plant Patent PP19473

ZARI

Apple tree named ‘ZARI’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 29, 2026.

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: PP19473
Filed: September 29, 2006
Granted: November 25, 2008
Expires: September 29, 2026
Assignee: BETTER3FRUIT N V
Inventor: NICOLAI JOHAN; VAN LAER PAUL; KEULEMANS JOHAN; EYSSEN HENDRIK; PAUWELS ELS; DE WIT INGE

Abstract

A new and distinct apple tree named ‘ZARI’ particularly characterized by having early maturity of fruit (about 2 weeks earlier than ‘Gala’); good storability of fruit; good shelf life of fruit; and very crisp and juicy pulp of fruit.

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 plant named ‘ZARI’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

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