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US Plant Patent PP24073

G.969

Apple tree rootstock named ‘G.969’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 17, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 19, 2030. This patent earned 515 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24073, the photograph of G.969 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24073, 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
PP24073
Filed
October 19, 2010
Granted
December 10, 2013
Expires
March 17, 2032
Assignee
US AGRICULTURE, UNIV CORNELL, ALDWINCKLE HERBERT SANDERS, CUMMINS JAMES, FAZIO GENNARO, ROBINSON TERENCE LEE
Inventor
CUMMINS JAMES; ALDWINCKLE HERBERT SANDERS; ROBINSON TERENCE LEE; FAZIO GENNARO

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of apple tree Malus domestica×Malus robusta hybrid ‘G.969’ is described herein. The new variety is resistant to fire blight ( Erwinia amylovora ) and crown rot ( Phytophthora cactorum ). The ‘G.969’ rootstock is useful in that it can be propagated clonally and used as a semi-dwarfing rootstock or root system for apple trees as well as for interstems of apple trees.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of apple tree named ‘G.969’ herein described and illustrated.

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