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US Plant Patent PP26085

StB14/22

Apricot tree named ‘StB14/22’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 1, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 26, 2033. This patent earned 189 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26085, the photograph of StB14/22 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26085, 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
PP26085
Filed
June 26, 2013
Granted
November 17, 2015
Expires
January 1, 2034
Assignee
NZ INST PLANT & FOOD RES LTD
Inventor
NIXON ARLENE E; MALONE MICHAEL T

Abstract

A new and distinct apricot variety is described. The variety results from selection among a population of seedlings derived from controlled crossing of the apricot varieties known as ‘Late Moorpark’ (not patented) and ‘Bhart’ (not patented), marketed as Orangered™. The new variety is distinguished from others by the deep red over color of the mature fruit accompanied by mid-orange colored firm flesh with high soluble solids content. Fruit of ‘StB14/22’ matures in mid-February in Otago, New Zealand.

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

The invention claimed is: 1. A new and distinct apricot plant substantially as herein illustrated and described.

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