US Plant Patent PP14617

La Crescent

Grape plant named ‘La Crescent’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired December 6, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 9, 2021. This patent earned 241 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP14617, the photograph of La Crescent printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14617, 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: PP14617
Filed: April 9, 2001
Granted: March 23, 2004
Expires: December 6, 2021
Assignee: UNIV MINNESOTA
Inventor: LUBY JAMES; HEMSTAD PETER

Abstract

The invention is a new and distinct variety of grapevine designated 'La Crescent', which has a combination of outstanding wine quality and cold hardiness.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of grapeplant designated ‘La Crescent’ as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14617 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.