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US Plant Patent PP26990

APF-153T

Blackberry plant named ‘APF-153T’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 5, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 3, 2034. This patent earned 275 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26990, the photograph of APF-153T printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26990, 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
PP26990
Filed
June 3, 2014
Granted
August 2, 2016
Expires
March 5, 2035
Assignee
UNIV ARKANSAS
Inventor
CLARK JOHN REUBEN

Abstract

Description and specifications of a new and distinct blackberry cultivar named ‘APF-153T’ which originated from seed produced by a hand-pollinated cross of Ark. Selection A-2301T (non-patented, unreleased genotype)×APF-49T (non-patented, unreleased genotype) is provided. This new blackberry cultivar can be distinguished by its very large attractive fruit, very good flavor, excellent plant health, very early ripening, thornless, erect canes and primocane fruiting habit.

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 cultivar of blackberry plant named ‘APF-153T’, substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26990 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.