US Plant Patent PP22503

SMT-6

Banana plant named ‘SMT-6’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 15, 2030.

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 PP22503, the photograph of SMT-6 printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP22503, 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: PP22503
Filed: June 15, 2010
Granted: February 21, 2012
Expires: June 15, 2030
Assignee: HWANG SHIN-CHUAN, SUMIFRU SINGAPORE PTE LTD
Inventor: HWANG SHIN-CHUAN

Abstract

The ‘SMT-6’ variety is distinguished from other banana varieties due to the following unique combination of characteristics: Erect (Upright) foliar arrangement, compact bunch appearance, shorter fingers, and bunch (rachis) position.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of banana plant, substantially shown and described herein.

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