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US Plant Patent PP21735

Ocean Blue

Blueberry variety named ‘Ocean Blue’

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 PP21735, the photograph of Ocean Blue printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21735, 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
PP21735
Filed
November 5, 2009
Granted
March 1, 2011
Expires
November 5, 2029
Assignee
NEW ZEALAND INST FOR PLAND AND FOOD RES LTD
Inventor
PATEL NARANDRA

Abstract

A new and distinct rabbiteye blueberry variety is described. The variety results from selection among a population of seedlings derived from crossing the blueberry varieties known as ‘Centurion’ (not patented) and ‘Rahi’ (not patented). The fruit of this new variety has an outstanding fruit quality with little grittiness, medium to good firmness and appears suitable for the mid season fresh fruit market and has been named ‘Ocean Blue’.

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

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

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21735 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.