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US Plant Patent PP16989

APF-12

Blackberry—APF-12 cultivar

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 15, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 30, 2024. This patent earned 77 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16989, the photograph of APF-12 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16989, 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
PP16989
Filed
March 30, 2004
Granted
August 15, 2006
Expires
June 15, 2024
Assignee
UNIV ARKANSAS DIVISION OF AGRI
Inventor
CLARK JOHN REUBEN; MOORE JAMES NORMAN

Abstract

Description and specifications of a new and distinct blackberry variety which originated from seed produced by a a hand pollinated cross of Arapaho (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,510)×Arkansas selection 830 is provided. This new blackberry variety can be distinguished by its primocane-fruiting habit, potential high yields, medium to large fruit size, and good fruit quality.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of blackberry plant, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its primocane-fruiting habit, potential high yields, medium to large fruit size, and good fruit quality.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16989 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.