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US Plant Patent PP35365

MSU 120

Blueberry plant named ‘MSU 120’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 17, 2042.

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 PP35365, the photograph of MSU 120 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP35365, 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
PP35365
Filed
October 17, 2022
Granted
September 5, 2023
Expires
October 17, 2042
Assignee
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIV
Inventor
HANCOCK JAMES F

Abstract

‘MSU 120’ is a new blueberry variety of Vaccinium corymbosum. ‘MSU 120’ is primarily Vaccinium corymbosum but is a complex hybrid with about 7.7% of its genes coming from V. darrowii, 6% from V. angustifolium, 1.7% from V. virgatum, and 0.2% from V. tenellum. It is a highly productive cultivar-with excellent fresh fruit quality. It is well adapted to all northern highbush production areas. Plants of ‘MSU 120’ are vigorous and upright, with numerous, moderately branched canes and well exposed fruit. Its berries are large, have small, dry picking scars, medium blue color, good firmness and flavor.

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 and distinct highbush blueberry plant named ‘MSU 120’, substantially as described and illustrated herein.

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