US Plant Patent PP34161

Nicola

Black currant plant named ‘Nicola’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 19, 2040.

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

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The record

Patent number: PP34161
Filed: November 19, 2020
Granted: April 26, 2022
Expires: November 19, 2040
Assignee: MCGINNIS BERRY CROPS LTD
Inventor: MCGINNIS RICHARD

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of black currant plant (i.e. Ribes nigrum L.) is provided. Appealing flavor, long upright shoots, multiple racemes per bud, large fruits size and frost hardiness characterize the invention. The mid-season variety is ideal for North American markets due to the flavor, frost hardiness, high yields.

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

The invention claimed is: 1. I claim a new and distinct variety of Black Currant plant as illustrated and described.

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