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US Plant Patent PP27062

Tihope

Black currant plant named ‘Tihope’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 25, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 23, 2033. This patent earned 184 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27062, the photograph of Tihope printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27062, 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
PP27062
Filed
December 23, 2013
Granted
August 16, 2016
Expires
June 25, 2034
Assignee
INST OGRODNICTWA, PLUTA STANISLAW, Zurawicz Edward
Inventor
PLUTA STANISLAW; Zurawicz Edward

Abstract

A new cultivar of Ribes nigrum , ‘Tihope’, that is characterized by its upright plant habit and vigorous plant growth, its high fruit productivity, its large sized fruit, its high quality fruit that is high in anthocyanin concentration and medium in ascorbic acid content and acidity, its high resistance in the field to white pine blister rust ( Cronartium ribicola ) and powdery mildew ( Sphareotheca mors - uvae ), and its high level of 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 ‘Tihope’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP27062 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.