US Plant Patent PP21075
Roma Seedless
Grapevine plant named ‘Roma Seedless’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends February 6, 2029.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 27, 2029. This patent earned 10 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.
The record
- Patent number
- PP21075
- Filed
- January 27, 2009
- Granted
- June 22, 2010
- Expires
- February 6, 2029
- Assignee
- ANTON CARATAN & SON
- Inventor
- MARANTO JOSEPH
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of grapevine is provided which abundantly forms attractive medium-to-large seedless berries having a rose-pink skin coloration in medium-to-large substantially uniform clusters. The fruit displays a sweet crisp flavor and is firm in texture. The fruit commonly is ready for harvest during late October or early November in the San Joaquin Valley of Central California, U.S.A., and displays significant crispness and good eating qualities as a table grape. The fruit firmness renders the fruit well amenable for handling, shipping, and storage. The fruit commonly is more elongated and less round and lighter in coloration than that of the ‘Mara Seedless’ variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 19,599).
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1. A new distinct grapevine plant characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) forms attractive medium-to-large seedless berries having a rose-pink skin coloration in medium-to-large substantially uniform clusters which display a sweet crisp flavor, (b) commonly bears fruit during late October or early November in the San Joaquin Valley of Central California, U.S.A., and (c) bears fruit that is crisp and firm and is well amenable for storage, handling, and shipping; substantially as herein shown and described.
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