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US Plant Patent PP25658

Hort3953

Hop plant named ‘Hort3953’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 24, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 15, 2033. This patent earned 131 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25658, the photograph of Hort3953 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25658, 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
PP25658
Filed
March 15, 2013
Granted
June 30, 2015
Expires
July 24, 2033
Assignee
NZ INST PLANT & FOOD RES LTD
Inventor
BEATSON RON

Abstract

A new and distinct hop plant is described. The triploid cultivar results out of selection from a population of seedlings derived from the deliberate crossing the unreleased selections 00-L125-09 (not patented) and 99-58-39 (not patented). The new variety, ‘Hort3953’, is distinguished from others by its late spring growth and late cone maturity along with a high alpha:beta acids ratio. The new variety is suitable for beer flavouring.

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

The invention claimed is: 1. A new and distinct hop plant substantially as described and illustrated herein.

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