US Plant Patent PP21006

Tip Top

Cherry tree named ‘Tip Top’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 23, 2028.

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 PP21006, the photograph of Tip Top printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21006, 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: PP21006
Filed: September 23, 2008
Granted: May 25, 2010
Expires: September 23, 2028
Assignee: TIP TOP ORCHARDS LLC
Inventor: TOFTNESS TROY M

Abstract

‘Tip Top’ is a new and distinct cherry tree notable for its sweet, crisp fruit, reduced tendency to bruise, non-browning flesh, and early maturity as compared to ‘Rainier’.

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

1. What is claimed is a new and distinct cherry tree as shown and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21006 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.