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US Plant Patent PP23270

HJ-6

Blackberry plant named ‘HJ-6’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 24, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 7, 2031. This patent earned 17 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23270, the photograph of HJ-6 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23270, 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
PP23270
Filed
March 7, 2011
Granted
December 25, 2012
Expires
March 24, 2031
Assignee
PLANT SCIENCES INC, JOHNSON JR HAROLD A, JOHNSON JUDITH E
Inventor
JOHNSON JR HAROLD A; JOHNSON JUDITH E

Abstract

This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of blackberry plant named ‘HJ-6’. The new variety resulted from seed produced by a hand-pollinated cross of two non-patented varieties: “Obsidian” as the female, and “Eaton” as the male. The new, trailing cultivar can be distinguished by its consistent, large fruit size and appearance during the late spring and summer period for the fresh market. The fruit of this cultivar is produced on dark red, strong, thorny canes. When plants are grown and pruned correctly, yield in central California, USA can be up to 9,000 crates/acres, and the fruit ships well.

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

1. A new and distinct plant of Rubus Ursinus, as herein described and illustrated by the characteristics set forth above.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23270 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.