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US Plant Patent PP29367

Columbia Sunrise

Blackberry plant named ‘Columbia Sunrise’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 29, 2036.

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 PP29367, the photograph of Columbia Sunrise printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP29367, 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
PP29367
Filed
September 29, 2016
Granted
June 12, 2018
Expires
September 29, 2036
Assignee
US AGRICULTURE
Inventor
FINN CHAD E

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 1939-2’ (unpatented). This new blackberry cultivar can be distinguished by its medium to high yields of medium-large and very sweet flavored berries with good firmness and color and that are the earliest ripening, completely thornless blackberry that we are aware of.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

We claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of blackberry plant, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its medium to high yields of medium-large and very sweet flavored berries with good firmness and color and that are the earliest ripening, completely thornless cultivar that we are aware of.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP29367 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.