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US Plant Patent PP28233

MINI Blues

Blueberry plant named ‘MINI Blues’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 21, 2035.

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 PP28233, the photograph of MINI Blues printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28233, 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
PP28233
Filed
May 21, 2015
Granted
August 1, 2017
Expires
May 21, 2035
Assignee
US AGRICULTURE
Inventor
FINN CHAD E

Abstract

‘MINI Blues’ is a new distinct northern highbush blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum L.) variety distinguished by its high yield of very small fruit that can be harvested by machine, has excellent flavor and is well suited to the processed fruit industry and the fruit are borne on a vigorous and upright bush.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of blueberry plant, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its high yields of very small fruit that can be harvested by machine, fruit having excellent flavor, fruit that is well suited to the processed fruit industry and is a vigorous and upright bush.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP28233 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.