US Plant Patent PP30659

ZOUK 16

Apple tree named ‘ZOUK 16’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 20, 2037.

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: PP30659
Filed: November 20, 2017
Granted: July 9, 2019
Expires: November 20, 2037
Assignee: ZOUK B V B A
Inventor: NICOLAÏ JOHAN

Abstract

A new and distinctive variety of a Malus domestica apple tree, named ‘ZOUK 16’ that is distinguished by its well-feathered tree with a bright green leaf-color and its pink-skinned bicolor fruit that is characterized as a dessert apple of premium quality and bright white flesh, is disclosed.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of apple tree named ‘ZOUK 16’ as shown and described herein.

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