US Plant Patent PP21137
ASFCOT0405
Apricot tree named ‘ASFCOT0405’
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.

The record
- Patent number
- PP21137
- 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 ‘ASFCOT0405’, 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.
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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.
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