US Plant Patent PP32617

Tango

Hardy kiwi plant named ‘Tango’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 26, 2039.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP32617, the photograph of Tango printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP32617, 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: PP32617
Filed: June 26, 2019
Granted: December 15, 2020
Expires: June 26, 2039
Assignee: US AGRICULTURE
Inventor: SCORZA RALPH; DEMUTH MARK

Abstract

A new hardy kiwi is of the variety denominated ‘Tango’ Actinidia chinensis Planch, originated from open pollination of A. chinensis selections collected in Rome. This new kiwi can be distinguished by its cold hardiness, high fruit quality, and relatively large fruit size.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of hardy kiwi plant, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its cold hardiness, high fruit quality, and relatively large fruit size.

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