US Plant Patent PP33176
DF 16
Dragon fruit plant named ‘DF 16’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends December 10, 2040.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record
- Patent number
- PP33176
- Filed
- December 10, 2020
- Granted
- June 22, 2021
- Expires
- December 10, 2040
- Inventor
- YEN TRAN THI OANH; TRUONG NGUYEN NHAT; NGOC THI NGUYEN; CHANH HUYNH VAN; KUMAR SATISH
Abstract
A new and distinct dragon fruit plant is described. The variety resulted from selection among a population of seedlings derived from a controlled cross carried out in 2013 between RF (seed parent) (not patented) and ‘LD1’ (pollen parent) (not patented) in Tien Giang, Viet Nam. The variety was selected due to its appearance, eating quality and canker tolerance.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
The invention claimed is: 1. A new and distinct dragon fruit plant substantially as illustrated and described herein.
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