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US Plant Patent PP22173

Kakariki

Feijoa variety named ‘Kakariki’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 8, 2029.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 10, 2029. This patent earned 148 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP22173, the photograph of Kakariki printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP22173, 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
PP22173
Filed
February 10, 2009
Granted
October 4, 2011
Expires
July 8, 2029
Assignee
HART ROY
Inventor
HART ROY

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of feijoa plant denominated as ‘kakariki’ is described and which is characterized as to novelty by producing a fruit which is ripe for harvesting under the ecological conditions prevailing near Nelson, New Zealand at least as early 28 March.

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 feijoa plant substantially as illustrated and described and which is characterized as to novelty by producing a large fruit which is mature for harvesting under the ecological conditions prevailing near Nelson, New Zealand at least as early as about 28 March.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP22173 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.