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US Plant Patent PP31605

Ridley 1602

Blueberry plant named ‘Ridley 1602’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 9, 2038.

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 PP31605, the photograph of Ridley 1602 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP31605, 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
PP31605
Filed
January 9, 2018
Granted
March 31, 2020
Expires
January 9, 2038
Assignee
FALL CREEK FARM AND NURSERY INC, MOUNTAIN BLUE ORCHARDS PTY LTD
Inventor
BELL RIDLEY

Abstract

The new blueberry plant variety ‘Ridley 1602’ is provided. The variety a selection resulting from seedlings from the controlled pollination of seed parent ‘Ridley 1403’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 25,432) with pollen parent ‘Ridley 4609’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 59,468). The variety can be distinguished by its outstanding features of strong plant growth vigor, upright to semi-upright plant growth habit, low chilling requirement, very early to early time of flowering and fruit ripening, large to very large, sweet, firm, crisp fruit suited to handling, desirable tasting berries and small picking scar.

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 variety of blueberry plant named ‘Ridley 1602’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

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