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US Plant Patent PP25726

Joy

Grape plant named ‘Joy’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 28, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 31, 2033. This patent earned 181 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25726, the photograph of Joy printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25726, 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
PP25726
Filed
July 31, 2013
Granted
July 21, 2015
Expires
January 28, 2034
Assignee
UNIV ARKANSAS
Inventor
CLARK JOHN REUBEN; MOORE JAMES N

Abstract

Description and specifications of a new and distinct grapevine cultivar which originated from a hand-pollinated cross of A-1919 (non-patented, non-released breeding genotype)×A-1908 (non-patented, non-released breeding genotype). This new grapevine cultivar can be distinguished by its seedless, blue berries of exceptionally fruity flavor, medium sized clusters, moderate to high yield, medium vigor, and healthy plant.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of grape plant named ‘Joy’ substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP25726 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.