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US Plant Patent PP31473

FNZ-8VB

Blackberry plant named ‘FNZ-8VB’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 25, 2039.

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 PP31473, the photograph of FNZ-8VB printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP31473, 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
PP31473
Filed
January 25, 2019
Granted
February 25, 2020
Expires
January 25, 2039
Inventor
VINSON PETER

Abstract

A new cultivar of Blackberry named ‘FNZ-8VB’ that is characterized by its thornless canes, its firm berries that are medium large in size, its 3 leaflets per leaf, its berries with flavor and quality suitable for the fresh fruit market, and its spreading growth habit.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Blackberry plant named ‘FNZ-8VB’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP31473 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.