US Plant Patent PP33110
BB07-249GA-3
Blueberry plant named ‘BB07-249GA-3’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends January 4, 2040.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 2, 2040. This patent earned 2 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP33110
- Filed
- January 2, 2020
- Granted
- June 1, 2021
- Expires
- January 4, 2040
- Assignee
- BERRY BLUE LLC
- Inventor
- WHEELER EDMUND J; HANCOCK JAMES F
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of blueberry plant named ‘BB07-249GA-3’ as described and shown herein. ‘BB07-249GA-3’ is a new and distinct low chill tetraploid Southern highbush blueberry (Vaccinium) variety consisting of primarily V. corymbosum, with a limited contribution of genes from V. ashei and V. darrowi. It is a very productive early maturing variety. It is characterized as having large fruit, medium blue in color and is very firm with a very small and dry picking scar. The fruit is well exposed on a vigorous slightly spreading bush.
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What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Blueberry plant named ‘BB07-249GA-3’ as described and shown herein.
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