Skip to content
The Patent Garden

US Plant Patent PP25690

Blue Silk

Blueberry plant named ‘Blue Silk’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 1, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 8, 2033. This patent earned 85 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25690, the photograph of Blue Silk printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25690, 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
PP25690
Filed
March 8, 2013
Granted
July 14, 2015
Expires
June 1, 2033
Assignee
NZ INST PLANT & FOOD RES LTD
Inventor
SCALZO JESSICA; PATEL NARANDRA

Abstract

A new and distinct blueberry variety is described. The variety results from selection among a population of seedlings derived from the controlled cross of the varieties ‘Elliott’ (not patented) and ‘Puru’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,701). The new variety is distinguished from others by its late seasonality, fruit size, and plant habit. Fruit of ‘Blue Silk’ is medium-large in size with a medium-strong bloom.

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

The invention claimed is: 1. A new and distinct blueberry plant substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP25690 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.