Columbia Star

Columbia Star

Blackberry plant named ‘Columbia Star’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 9, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 29, 2033. This patent earned 100 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25532, the photograph of Columbia Star printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25532, 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.

Abstract

A new and distinct blackberry cultivar that originated from seed produced from a cross between the female blackberry plant ‘NZ 9629-1’ (unpatented) and the male parent blackberry plant ‘ORUS 1350-2’ (unpatented). This new blackberry cultivar can be distinguished by its high yields of large, very uniformly shaped berries with very good flavor, sweetness, and fruit chemistry as characterized by soluble solids, pH, and titratable acidity that make them well suited for processing. The new and distinct blackberry variety has fruit that are borne on vigorous, completely thornless plants and can be harvested by machine.

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I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of blackberry plant, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its high yields of large, very uniformly shaped berries with very good flavor, sweetness, as characterized by soluble solids, pH, and titratable acidity that make them well suited for processing and that are borne on vigorous, completely thornless plants that can be harvested by machine.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP25532 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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Abstract