US Plant Patent PP8194

Brooks-2

Cherry rootstock: Brooks-2 cultivar

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 6, 2010. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 23, 2012, but this patent ends 657 days earlier — a terminal disclaimer gives term back. A source that calculates twenty years from filing would tell you this plant is still protected when it is already free.

The record

Patent number: PP8194
Filed: January 23, 1992
Granted: April 6, 1993
Expires: April 6, 2010

Abstract

This is a new and distinct cherry tree, given the varietal name of "Brooks-2 Cultivar," which will be marketed under the name "MXM-2" Cultivar. It is characterized by its strong resistance to Phytophthora species and Agrobacterium tumifaciens. It is also adaptable to a wide-variety of soil types.

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It is claimed: 1. A cherry tree rootstock plant substantially as herein described and illustrated.

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