US Plant Patent PP8049
Jonagold de Coster
Apple variety Jonagold de Coster
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired November 29, 2010. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.
The record
- Patent number
- PP8049
- Filed
- November 29, 1990
- Granted
- December 1, 1992
- Expires
- November 29, 2010
Abstract
The Jonagold De Coster strain of Jonagold apple tree characterized particularly by the bright red color of its fruit, the high color percentage of its fruit, and by its freedom from virus infection.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
I claim: 1. The new and distinct variety of apple tree as described and illustrated characterized particularly by the unique color of its fruit, by its unique virus free condition from inception, and characterized further by its high percentage of early first pick, a vigorous and highly productive tree growth habit, good fruit storage properties, and superior fruit flavor.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP8049 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.