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US Plant Patent PP26502

VDG003

Dwarf grapevine ‘VDG003’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 4, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 28, 2034. This patent earned 129 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26502, the photograph of VDG003 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26502, 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
PP26502
Filed
May 28, 2014
Granted
March 15, 2016
Expires
October 4, 2034
Inventor
CONEV RUMEN; SOMERS DARYL

Abstract

The invention is a new and distinct ornamental dwarf grapevine variety denominated ‘VDG003’. The new grapevine carries the REN1 gene for resistance to powdery mildew and is characterized by, no visible hair on the young leaves, having relatively smooth leaf surface, having shallow and open lobe sinuses, and having small to medium yellow green berries.

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

What is claimed: 1. A new and distinct variety of dwarf ornamental grapevine substantially as herein illustrated and described.

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