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US Plant Patent PP28020

MERLOT KANTHUS

Grapevine named ‘MERLOT KANTHUS’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 27, 2035.

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 PP28020, the photograph of MERLOT KANTHUS printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28020, 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
PP28020
Filed
March 27, 2015
Granted
May 16, 2017
Expires
March 27, 2035
Assignee
ST DI GENOMICA APPLICATA, Università Degli Studi di Udine
Inventor
CASTELLARIN SIMONE DIEGO; CIPRIANI GUIDO; GASPERO Gabriele DI; MORGANTE MICHELE; PETERLUNGER ENRICO; TESTOLIN RAFFAELE

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of grapevine named ‘MERLOT KANTHUS’, primarily adapted to the growing conditions of the temperate regions, and characterized by its medium vigor; erect growth habit; medium sized, circular shaped leaves; small, conical, medium dense berry clusters with two middle size wings; blue-black berries with slightly firm flesh, none to herbaceous taste and none to very weak flesh coloration; primary use for wine; and resistance to winter temperatures (to −22° C.), resistance to downy mildew, and tolerance to powdery mildew.

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 grapevine, referred to as ‘MERLOT KANTHUS’, as herein described and illustrated by the characteristics set forth above.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP28020 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.