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US Plant Patent PP25691

Cipria

Blueberry plant named ‘Cipria’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 21, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 8, 2033. This patent earned 13 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25691, the photograph of Cipria printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25691, 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
PP25691
Filed
March 8, 2013
Granted
July 14, 2015
Expires
March 21, 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 deliberate open pollination of the variety ‘Summit’ (not patented). The new variety is distinguished from others by the fruit harvest season, fruit size, flavour and bloom, along with the plant habit. Fruit of ‘Cipria’ is medium to large in size with a strong bloom; the mature plant has a semi-upright to spreading habit.

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.

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