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US Plant Patent PP29469

Ridley 4609

Blueberry plant named ‘Ridley 4609’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 29, 2036.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 18, 2036. This patent earned 11 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP29469, the photograph of Ridley 4609 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP29469, 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
PP29469
Filed
July 18, 2016
Granted
July 10, 2018
Expires
July 29, 2036
Inventor
BELL RIDLEY

Abstract

The new blueberry plant variety ‘RIDLEY 4609’ is provided. The variety is produced from a cross of ‘C95-152’ (unpatented) and pollen parent ‘C00-09’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 22,778), which can be distinguished by its outstanding features.

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 4609’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

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