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US Plant Patent PP24932

Velluto Blue

Blueberry plant named ‘Velluto Blue’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 13, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 26, 2032. This patent earned 170 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24932, the photograph of Velluto Blue printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24932, 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
PP24932
Filed
June 26, 2012
Granted
September 30, 2014
Expires
December 13, 2032
Assignee
NZ INST PLANT & FOOD RES LTD, PATEL NARANDRA, SCALZO JESSICA
Inventor
SCALZO JESSICA; PATEL NARANDRA

Abstract

A new and distinct rabbiteye blueberry variety is described. The variety results from selection among a population of seedlings derived from the controlled crossing of the blueberry varieties ‘Maru’ (not patented) and ‘Briteblue’ (not patented). The fruit of this new variety has an attractive appearance characterised by outstanding fruit quality with a good bloom and little grittiness, and medium to late fruiting season. The new variety appears suitable for the medium to late fresh fruit market and has been named ‘Velluto Blue’.

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 blueberry plant substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP24932 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.