US Plant Patent PP20753

Sheegene-4

Grapevine plant named ‘Sheegene-4’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 11, 2027.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 8, 2026. This patent earned 154 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP20753
Filed: November 8, 2006
Granted: February 16, 2010
Expires: April 11, 2027
Assignee: SHEEHAN TIMOTHY P
Inventor: SHEEHAN TIMOTHY P

Abstract

A new and distinct variety characterized by a large green nearly-seedless grape with excellent flavor that ripens in the second week of September approximately eight weeks later than the ‘Thompson Seedless’ Grape (unpatented). The berries of this new variety are produced on strong woody stems and branches and are very well adapted to commercial harvesting.

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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