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US Plant Patent PP28663

Chito

Japanese haskap plant named ‘Chito’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 18, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 9, 2035. This patent earned 39 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP28663, the photograph of Chito printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28663, 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
PP28663
Filed
November 9, 2015
Granted
November 21, 2017
Expires
December 18, 2035
Assignee
MAXINE M THOMPSON TRUST, THOMPSON TRUST MAXINE M
Inventor
THOMPSON TRUST MAXINE M

Abstract

A new cultivar of Japanese haskap plant, ‘Chito’, that is characterized by its slightly open growth habit that allows excellent presentation of the fruit, its consistently high fruit yields, fruits that are ornamental, large, oval-ovate in shape, and light blue in color with a tart/sweet flavor, and its medium strong fruit attachment to the stem that is strong enough to prevent pre-harvest drop and loose enough to permit easy picking without tearing the fruit flesh.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Japanese haskap plant named ‘Chito’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP28663 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.