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US Plant Patent PP26571

Nico

Avocado tree named ‘Nico’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 11, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 30, 2033. This patent earned 11 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26571, the photograph of Nico printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26571, 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
PP26571
Filed
September 30, 2013
Granted
April 5, 2016
Expires
October 11, 2033
Assignee
ACOSTA FARMS INC
Inventor
ACOSTA ALCIDES

Abstract

The ‘Nico’ avocado is of medium size, average 16-22 ounces and being about 5.3 inches in length, and has overall good eating qualities. The fruit matures and can be picked in March to early April. The fruit is an ovate berry that has a soft shelled, smooth textured, exocarp that is dark green.

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 variety of avocado tree substantially as described and illustrated and characterized as to novelty by its overall good eating qualities, its medium size and its being ready to be picked in March to early April.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26571 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.