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US Plant Patent PP23572

Ridley 1111

Blueberry plant named ‘Ridley 1111’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 27, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 18, 2031. This patent earned 99 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23572, the photograph of Ridley 1111 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23572, 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
PP23572
Filed
January 18, 2011
Granted
April 30, 2013
Expires
April 27, 2031
Assignee
MOUNTAIN BLUE ORCHARDS PTY LTD, BELL RIDLEY
Inventor
BELL RIDLEY

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Vaccinium hybrid plant named ‘RIDLEY 1111’, characterized by its combination of upright to bushy plant shape and strong plant growth vigor, evergreen foliage, earliness of flowering and fruiting, medium fruit size, firm fruit suited to handling, attractive dark blue fruit color and small picking scar. This combination results in higher quality fruit with an earlier availability than other varieties.

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 cultivar of Vaccinium hybrid plant named ‘RIDLEY 1111’, substantially as herein shown and described.

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