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US Plant Patent PP27299

Von

Blackberry named ‘Von’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 24, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 27, 2034. This patent earned 119 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27299, the photograph of Von printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27299, 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
PP27299
Filed
August 27, 2014
Granted
October 25, 2016
Expires
December 24, 2034
Assignee
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Inventor
BALLINGTON JAMES RALPH; FERNANDEZ GINA ELIZABETH

Abstract

‘Von’ is a new and distinct blackberry ( Rubus L. subgenus Rubus Watson) cultivar, which originated as an open-pollinated seedling from bulked seed collected from a population of F 1 seedlings from the cross of NC 194 (non-patented)×Navaho (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,679, expired). This new blackberry cultivar can be distinguished by its high yields, large uniform fruit size, great fruit quality, mid- to late season fruit ripening, prolific fruiting row establishment, excellent shelf life and healthy plants.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of blackberry plant named ‘Von’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP27299 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.