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US Plant Patent PP24298

HJ-7

Blackberry plant named ‘HJ-7’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 1, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 10, 2032. This patent earned 173 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24298, the photograph of HJ-7 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24298, 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
PP24298
Filed
February 10, 2012
Granted
March 11, 2014
Expires
August 1, 2032
Assignee
PLANT SCIENCES INC, JOHNSON JR HAROLD A, JOHNSON JUDITH E
Inventor
JOHNSON JR HAROLD A; JOHNSON JUDITH E

Abstract

Description and specifications of a new and distinct blackberry which originates from seed produced by a hand pollinated cross of two, non-patented varieties; ‘Obsidian’ as the female and ‘Eaton’ as the male. This new, trailing cultivar can be distinguished by it's consistant, large fruit size and appearance during the early spring and summer period for the fresh market. The fruit of this cultivar is produced on red, strong, thorny canes. When plants are grown and pruned correctly, yield in Central California, USA can be up to 4,500 crates/ac if the fruit is handled and shipped correctly.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of Rubus ursinus plant named ‘HJ-7’, as herein described and illustrated by the characteristics set forth above.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP24298 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.