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US Plant Patent PP23744

IFG Nine

Grapevine ‘IFG Nine’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 3, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 24, 2031. This patent earned 10 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23744, the photograph of IFG Nine printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23744, 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
PP23744
Filed
August 24, 2011
Granted
July 16, 2013
Expires
September 3, 2031
Inventor
CAIN DAVID

Abstract

This invention is a new and distinct grapevine variety named ‘IFG Nine’ which is characterized by producing naturally large light red, firm, narrow ellipsoid to somewhat cylindrical seedless grapes borne on large clusters. The fruit ripen and are harvestable in early to mid-September.

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 PP23744 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.