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US Plant Patent PP24249

APF-77

Blackberry plant named ‘APF-77’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 5, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 29, 2031. This patent earned 98 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24249, the photograph of APF-77 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24249, 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
PP24249
Filed
December 29, 2011
Granted
February 18, 2014
Expires
April 5, 2032
Assignee
UNIV ARKANSAS, CLARK JOHN REUBEN
Inventor
CLARK JOHN REUBEN

Abstract

Description and specifications of a new and distinct blackberry cultivar named ‘APF-77’ which originated from seed produced by a hand pollinated cross of APF-12 (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 16,989)×Arapaho (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,510) is provided. This new blackberry cultivar can be distinguished by its primocane-fruiting trait with attractive, large fruit with excellent flavor, excellent plant health, and erect canes and enhanced performance for fruit set and development in high summer temperatures.

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-77,’ substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP24249 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.