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US Plant Patent PP25998

Sugrafortythree

Grapevine plant named ‘Sugrafortythree’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 18, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 1, 2033. This patent earned 168 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25998, the photograph of Sugrafortythree printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25998, 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
PP25998
Filed
November 1, 2013
Granted
October 20, 2015
Expires
April 18, 2034
Assignee
SUN WORLD INT LLC
Inventor
STRIEM MICHAEL J; BACON TERRY A

Abstract

A new and distinct grapevine variety is characterized in that it produces a medium sized, broad, green ellipsoid berry with a large bunch size. The berries of ‘Sugrafortythree’ are firm and very juicy. The new variety ‘Sugrafortythree’ is characterized by a late ripening period and ripens most similarly to ‘Autumn King’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 16,284). In the Bakersfield, Calif. area the new variety ‘Sugrafortythree’ has a harvest start date of October 1 compared to September 15 th for ‘Autumn King’.

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 as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP25998 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.