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US Plant Patent PP8702

Starlite

Apple variety named Starlite

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 15, 2012. 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
PP8702
Filed
September 15, 1992
Granted
April 26, 1994
Expires
September 15, 2012
Inventor
GILLESPIE PAUL

Abstract

The new and distinct variety is a seedling variety of unknown appearance. The new variety is designated "Starlite". The fruit of this variety has an attractive appearance characterised by a high percentage of burgundy-red overcolour.

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

What we claim is: 1. A new and distinct variety of apple tree substantially as herein described and illustrated characterised by a high percentage of burgundy red overcolour.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP8702 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.