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US Plant Patent PP26405

A-1960

Blackberry plant named ‘A-1960’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 4, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 27, 2033. This patent earned 189 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26405, the photograph of A-1960 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26405, 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
PP26405
Filed
November 27, 2013
Granted
February 9, 2016
Expires
June 4, 2034
Assignee
UNIV ARKANSAS
Inventor
CLARK JOHN REUBEN; MOORE JAMES N

Abstract

Description and specifications of a new and distinct blackberry cultivar named ‘A-1960’ which originated from seed produced by a hand pollinated cross of Ark. Selection Ark.-1583 (non-patented, unreleased genotype; female)×Ark.-1482 (non-patented, unreleased genotype; male) is provided. This new blackberry cultivar can be distinguished by its very firm fruit with long shape, medium-large size, attractive fruit appearance, very good flavor, excellent plant health, and cane erectness.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of blackberry plant named ‘A-1960,’ substantially as illustrated and described herein.

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