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US Plant Patent PP8510

Arapaho

Blackberry -- Arapaho cultivar

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 25, 2012. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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

The record

Patent number
PP8510
Filed
September 25, 1992
Granted
December 21, 1993
Expires
September 25, 2012
Inventor
MOORE JAMES N

Abstract

Description and specifications of a new and distinct blackberry variety which originated from seed produced by a hand-pollinated cross of Arkansas Selection 631 (non-patented) and Arkansas Selection 883 (non-patented) is provided. This new blackberry variety can be distinguished by its thornless canes with erect growth habit, its early ripening, and its excellent fruit flavor and firmness.

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 blackberry, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its thornless, erect growing canes, early ripening, firm fruit and excellent fruit flavor.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP8510 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.