US Plant Patent PP27657
CNJ99-9-96
Cranberry variety named ‘CNJ99-9-96’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends April 24, 2035.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 24, 2034. This patent earned 151 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP27657
- Filed
- November 24, 2014
- Granted
- February 14, 2017
- Expires
- April 24, 2035
- Assignee
- UNIV RUTGERS
- Inventor
- VORSA NICHOLI; JOHNSON-CICALESE JENNIFER
Abstract
A new cranberry variety distinguished by mid-season ripening, round to ovate fruit, high productivity, and moderate fruit anthocyanin development, as compared to the currently cultivated commercial varieties.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
We claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of cranberry plant, substantially as herein shown and described.
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