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US Plant Patent PP21881

Hortblue Poppins

Blueberry plant named ‘Hortblue Poppins’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 8, 2029.

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 PP21881, the photograph of Hortblue Poppins printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21881, 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
PP21881
Filed
October 8, 2009
Granted
April 26, 2011
Expires
October 8, 2029
Assignee
NZ INST PLANT & FOOD RES LTD
Inventor
PATEL NARANDRA

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Northern Highbush blueberry plant is described. The variety results from selection among a population of seedlings derived from crossing the blueberry variety known as ‘Nui’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,699) and an unnamed seedling selection called 1386 (not patented). The fruit of this new variety has an attractive appearance characterised by outstanding fruit quality with a good bloom and good firmness; the plant has a characteristic upright habit, good architecture and attractive foliage. The new variety has been named ‘Hortblue Poppins’.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of Northern Highbush blueberry plant, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21881 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.