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US Plant Patent PP26918

Malibu

Interspecific tree named ‘Malibu’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 20, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 26, 2034. This patent earned 86 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26918, the photograph of Malibu printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26918, 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
PP26918
Filed
November 26, 2014
Granted
July 12, 2016
Expires
February 20, 2035
Assignee
GARDNER LEITH MARIE, ZAIGER GARY NEIL, ZAIGER GRANT GENE
Inventor
ZAIGER GARY NEIL; GARDNER LEITH MARIE; ZAIGER GRANT GENE

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of interspecific tree. The following features of the tree and its fruit are characterized with the tree budded on ‘Nemaguard’ Rootstock (non-patented), grown on Handford sandy loam soil with Storie Index rating 95, in USDA Hardiness Zone 9, near Modesto, Calif., with standard commercial fruit growing practices, such as pruning, thinning, spraying, irrigation and fertilization. Its novelty consist of the following combination of desirable features: 1. Tree with vigorous, semi-spreading growth habit. 2. Tree having a heavy and regular production of fruit. 3. Fruit with an attractive orange/yellow skin color. 4. Fruit having a good balance between acid and sugar with an average Brix of 17.0°. 5. Fruit with good handling and shipping qualities.

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 variety of interspecific tree, substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26918 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.