US Plant Patent PP18911

NJS98-35

Cranberry variety named ‘NJS98-35’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 23, 2027.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 24, 2027. This patent earned 30 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP18911
Filed: January 24, 2007
Granted: June 10, 2008
Expires: February 23, 2027
Assignee: UNIV RUTGERS
Inventor: VORSA NICHOLI

Abstract

A new cranberry variety distinguished by significantly higher yields, higher anthocyanin content (red pigment), lower titratable acidity, and larger fruit size. In addition, high TAcy values in September provide for an earlier harvest window for processed fruit, especially relative to ‘Stevens’ (unpatented), a primary commercial variety.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of cranberry plant, substantially as herein shown and described.

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