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US Plant Patent PP27424

Sugrafortyfive

Grapevine plant named ‘Sugrafortyfive’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 7, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 22, 2034. This patent earned 136 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27424, the photograph of Sugrafortyfive printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27424, 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
PP27424
Filed
October 22, 2014
Granted
November 29, 2016
Expires
March 7, 2035
Assignee
SUN WORLD INT LLC
Inventor
STRIEM MICHAEL J; BACON TERRY A

Abstract

A new and distinct grapevine variety ‘Sugrafortyfive’ is characterized by the production of a medium-sized, dark berry with near black skin color and an ellipsoidal, elongated shape. The berries of ‘Sugrafortyfive’ ripen early and are firm and very juicy. The new variety ‘Sugrafortyfive’ has a similar harvest time as ‘Summer Royal’ (unpatented) but the shape of the berry of the new variety ‘Sugrafortyfive’ is ellipsoidal elongated compared to round for ‘Summer Royal’.

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 as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP27424 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.