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US Plant Patent PP21138

ASFCOT0404

Apricot tree named ‘ASFCOT0404’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 9, 2029.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP21138, the photograph of ASFCOT0404 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21138, 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
PP21138
Filed
March 9, 2009
Granted
July 6, 2010
Expires
March 9, 2029
Assignee
AGRO SELECTION FRUITS SARL
Inventor
MAILLARD ARSENE; MAILLARD LAURENCE

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of apricot tree, denominated ‘ASFCOT0404’, has fruits of very long shelf life without alteration after harvesting, of mildly acidic and sweet taste, with an attractive bright orange fruit skin covered by an appealing red blush.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of apricot tree as illustrated and described, characterized by fruits of very long shelf life without alteration after harvesting, of mildly acidic and sweet taste, with an attractive bright orange fruit skin covered by an appealing red blush.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21138 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.