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US Plant Patent PP27061

Polares

Black currant plant named ‘Polares’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 19, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 23, 2033. This patent earned 178 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27061, the photograph of Polares printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27061, 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
PP27061
Filed
December 23, 2013
Granted
August 16, 2016
Expires
June 19, 2034
Assignee
INST OGRODNICTWA, PLUTA STANISLAW, Zurawicz Edward
Inventor
PLUTA STANISLAW; Zurawicz Edward

Abstract

A new cultivar of Ribes nigrum , ‘Polares’, that is characterized by its upright, medium tall plant habit and weak to moderate plant growth and vigor, its moderate fruit productivity, its small to medium sized fruit, its high quality fruit that is high in acidity, anthocyanin concentration, and ascorbic acid content, its high resistance n the field to powdery mildew ( Sphareotheca mors - uvae ) and full resistance gall mite ( Cecidophyopsis ribis ), and its very good winter hardiness.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Ribes nigrum plant named ‘Polares’ as herein illustrated and described.

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