US Plant Patent PP7974
Marimba
Highbush blueberry--Marimba cultivar
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired January 10, 2011. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.
The record
- Patent number
- PP7974
- Filed
- January 10, 1991
- Granted
- September 15, 1992
- Expires
- January 10, 2011
Abstract
Description and specifications of a new and distinct highbush blueberry variety which originated from seed produced by a hand-pollinated cross between two Florida blueberry selections is provided. The new blueberry variety can be distinguished by its low chilling requirement, its early ripening, disease-resistant bush, firm fruit, and small dry picking scar.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of highbush blueberry, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its low chilling requirement, disease-resistant bush, early ripening fruit, firm berry, small dry fruit scar, and easy detachment from the plant.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP7974 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.