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US Plant Patent PP22451

Prophecy

Grape plant named ‘Prophecy’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 1, 2029.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP22451, the photograph of Prophecy printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP22451, 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
PP22451
Filed
December 1, 2009
Granted
January 10, 2012
Expires
December 1, 2029
Inventor
POST MATHEW J; POST THOMAS B

Abstract

The invention is a new and distinct variety of grape plant designated #194-95, “Prophecy”, which produces small, round, blue-black colored fruit suitable for red wine production. It combines late bud-break and ripening, excellent disease resistance, extremely high vigor, moderate productivity, and good mechanical harvestability with high wine quality chemistry and excellent flavors.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of grape plant named ‘Prophecy’, substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP22451 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.