US Plant Patent PP21316

Sheegene-3

Grapevine plant named ‘Sheegene-3’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 27, 2028.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 8, 2026. This patent earned 566 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP21316, the photograph of Sheegene-3 printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21316, 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: PP21316
Filed: November 8, 2006
Granted: September 28, 2010
Expires: May 27, 2028
Assignee: SHEEHAN TIMOTHY P
Inventor: SHEEHAN TIMOTHY P

Abstract

The new and distinct variety characterized by a very large red seedless grape that ripens in early August three weeks later than the ‘Flame Seedless’ Grape (unpatented) with good favor, juicy and firm skin. The berries are born on strong woody stems and branches and are well adapted to commercial handling.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct variety of grapevine as herein illustrated and described.

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