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US Plant Patent PP24697

Top Shelf

Blueberry plant named ‘Top Shelf’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 9, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 12, 2032. This patent earned 150 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24697, the photograph of Top Shelf printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24697, 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
PP24697
Filed
March 12, 2012
Granted
July 29, 2014
Expires
August 9, 2032
Assignee
FALL CREEK FARM AND NURSERY INC, BRAZELTON DAVID M, WAGNER ADAM L
Inventor
BRAZELTON DAVID M; WAGNER ADAM L

Abstract

The new blueberry plant variety ‘Top Shelf’ is provided. ‘Top Shelf’ is a commercial variety intended for the hand harvest market. The variety has jumbo-sized sky-blue fruit with excellent flavor. ‘Top Shelf’ ripens mid-season, and holds up well in storage trials. The plant is vigorous, with an upright, vase shaped growth habit, and has an estimated chilling requirement of 700 to 1,000 hours.

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 ‘Top Shelf,’ substantially as illustrated and described herein.

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