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US Plant Patent PP22449

APF-45

Blackberry plant named ‘APF-45’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 3, 2030.

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 PP22449, the photograph of APF-45 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP22449, 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
PP22449
Filed
June 3, 2010
Granted
January 10, 2012
Expires
June 3, 2030
Assignee
UNIV ARKANSAS, CLARK JOHN REUBEN
Inventor
CLARK JOHN REUBEN

Abstract

Description and specifications of a new and distinct blackberry cultivar named ‘APF-45’ which originated from seed produced by a hand pollinated cross of Ark. Selection APF-1 (non-patented, unreleased genotype)×APF-12 (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 16,989) is provided. This new blackberry cultivar can be distinguished by its very firm fruit with excellent postharvest handling potential, 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.

1. A new and distinct cultivar of blackberry plant named ‘APF-45,’ substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP22449 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.