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US Plant Patent PP36520

NAVSEL 44

Grapevine plant named ‘NAVSEL 44’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 21, 2044.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 19, 2043. This patent earned 64 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP36520, the photograph of NAVSEL 44 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP36520, 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
PP36520
Filed
December 19, 2023
Granted
March 4, 2025
Expires
February 21, 2044
Assignee
SPECIAL NEW FRUIT LICENSING LTD SNFL
Inventor
COETZEE GIDEON JACOBUS NICOLAAS

Abstract

‘NAVSEL 44’ is a new and distinct grapevine plant with novel characteristics that include good fertility, naturally loose bunches, and light muscat flavor. The berries produced by ‘NAVSEL 44’ are white and seedless with a crunchy and juicy texture and no detectable seed traces. The berries produced by ‘NAVSEL 44’ are large, weighing 5.4 g/berry on average, and are harvested in mid-July in the Murcia Region (Spain).

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 variety of grapevine plant named ‘NAVSEL 44’, substantially as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP36520 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.