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US Plant Patent PP33111

BB15-214PO-3

Blueberry plant named ‘BB15-214PO-3’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 13, 2040.

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 PP33111, the photograph of BB15-214PO-3 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP33111, 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
PP33111
Filed
August 13, 2020
Granted
June 1, 2021
Expires
August 13, 2040
Assignee
BERRY BLUE LLC
Inventor
WHEELER EDMUND J; HANCOCK JAMES F; BANADOS MARIA PILAR

Abstract

‘BB15-214PO-3’, is the first known genotype selected in a tropical environment of Peru. ‘BB15-214PO-3’ does not require chill-hours for either budbreak or fruit production, since it does not develop endo-dormancy. The fruit of ‘BB15-214PO-3’ is a medium size berry, with medium blue color, with excellent fruit firmness and very juicy and crunchy texture. The eating quality of ‘BB15-214PO-3’ is excellent a superior to many of the varieties currently grown in Peru, with a sugar/acidity balance of 40 to 50. Time of fruit production in ‘BB15-214PO-3’ can be regulated by the pruning date and environment conditions.

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 tropical highbush blueberry plant cultivar named ‘BB15-214PO-3’ as described and shown herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP33111 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.