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US Plant Patent PP35552

APF-409T

Blackberry plant named ‘APF-409T’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 14, 2043.

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 PP35552, the photograph of APF-409T printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP35552, 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
PP35552
Filed
April 14, 2023
Granted
December 19, 2023
Expires
April 14, 2043
Assignee
UNIV ARKANSAS
Inventor
CLARK JOHN R

Abstract

Description and specifications of a new and distinct cultivar of blackberry plant named ‘APF-409T’ which originated from seed produced by a hand-pollinated cross of Arkansas selections ‘A-2504T’ (an unpatented breeding selection) x ‘APF-295T’ (an unpatented breeding selection) is provided. This new cultivar of blackberry plant can be distinguished by its excellent plant health, thornless canes, strong primocane-fruiting tendency, and early season of fruit ripening on both floricanes and primocanes.

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-409T’, substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP35552 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.