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US Plant Patent PP21736

Blue Moon

Blueberry variety named ‘Blue Moon’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 5, 2029.

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 PP21736, the photograph of Blue Moon printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21736, 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
PP21736
Filed
November 5, 2009
Granted
March 1, 2011
Expires
November 5, 2029
Assignee
NZ INST PLANT & FOOD RES LTD
Inventor
PATEL NARANDRA

Abstract

A new and distinct Northern Highbush blueberry variety is described. The variety results from selection among a population of seedlings derived from crossing the blueberry variety known as ‘Nui’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,699) and an unnamed seedling selection called B7.8.1 (not patented). The fruit of this new variety is large, with an attractive appearance characterised by good bloom and good firmness; fruit has an outstanding fruit quality with sweet and aromatic flavour. Mature plant is upright while the young plant is semi-upright with medium to good vigour. The new variety has been named ‘Blue Moon’.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct Northern Highbush blueberry variety substantially as described in the specification and illustrations.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21736 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.