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US Plant Patent PP25913

IFG Eighteen

Grapevine ‘IFG Eighteen’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 1, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 22, 2034. This patent earned 99 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25913, the photograph of IFG Eighteen printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25913, 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
PP25913
Filed
January 22, 2014
Granted
September 22, 2015
Expires
May 1, 2034
Inventor
CAIN DAVID

Abstract

This invention is a new and distinct grapevine variety denominated ‘IFG Eighteen’. The new grapevine is characterized by producing obtuse ovate grapes ripening in mid to late season and which have red skin color, medium firm texture and pronounced muscat flavor. The fruit stores and ships well and fruits retain their muscat flavor well during cold storage.

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 grapevine as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP25913 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.