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US Plant Patent PP27451

BN5-4

Grapevine plant named ‘BN5-4’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 11, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 7, 2035. This patent earned 4 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27451, the photograph of BN5-4 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27451, 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
PP27451
Filed
May 7, 2015
Granted
December 13, 2016
Expires
May 11, 2035
Assignee
FLORIDA FOUND SEED PRODUCERS INC
Inventor
MORTENSEN JOHN

Abstract

A new and distinct hybrid wine grapevine plant named ‘BN5-4’, characterized by the following unique combination of characteristics: Very vigorous with extremely high disease resistance in the southeastern United States, including resistance to bacterial Pierce's disease and a host of fungal diseases. Average- to high-yielding vines, with dark, purple-skinned, seeded berries. Wine from the variety may be produced to be light red with a pleasant character and low residual sugar, or with a foxy character.

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 plant substantially as illustrated and described herein, characterized by high vigor and durability in the Floridian environment with use for production of red wine.

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