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US Plant Patent PP35368

APF-404T

Blackberry plant named ‘APF-404T’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 18, 2042.

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

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP35368, the photograph of APF-404T printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP35368, 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
PP35368
Filed
October 18, 2022
Granted
September 5, 2023
Expires
October 18, 2042
Assignee
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV OF ARKANSAS
Inventor
CLARK JOHN R

Abstract

Description and specifications of a new and distinct cultivar of blackberry plant named ‘APF-404T’ which originated from seed produced by a hand-pollinated cross of Arkansas selections ‘APF-185T’ (a non-patented, unreleased breeding selection) x ‘A-2444T’ (a non-patented, unreleased breeding selection) is provided. This new cultivar of blackberry plant can be distinguished by its thornless canes, primocane-fruiting tendency, and large, sweet fruit. The plants have consistently good plant health and produce fruit suitable for home gardens.

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-404T’, substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP35368 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.