US Plant Patent PP26123
VDG002
Dwarf grapevine ‘VDG002’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends May 16, 2034.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 12, 2034. This patent earned 65 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP26123
- Filed
- March 12, 2014
- Granted
- November 24, 2015
- Expires
- May 16, 2034
- Inventor
- CONEV RUMEN; SOMERS DARYL
Abstract
The invention is a new and distinct ornamental dwarf grapevine variety denominated ‘VDG002’. The new grapevine is characterized by having approximately half of the mid-rib veins with medium red anthocyanin color, medium red anthocyanin color for petiole, medium red anthocyanin color for young shoots, almost flat mature leaf blades, lighter green color mature leaves, a lack of the characteristic downy white appearance of leaves in the female parent ‘Pixie’™, and yellow-green berries.
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What is claimed: 1. A new and distinct variety of dwarf ornamental grapevine substantially as herein illustrated and described.
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