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US Plant Patent PP28593

Hoka

Japanese haskap plant named ‘Hoka’

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 PP28593, the photograph of Hoka printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28593, 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
PP28593
Filed
November 9, 2015
Granted
November 7, 2017
Expires
December 18, 2035
Assignee
MAXINE M THOMPSON TRUST, THOMPSON MAXINE M
Inventor
THOMPSON MAXINE M

Abstract

A new cultivar of Japanese haskap plant, ‘Hoka’, that exhibits a low vigor growth habit making it very desirable for home gardens with limited space, its high fruit yields, its very early fruit maturity that allows growers to spread the harvest season with other berry varieties, its fruit that are ornamental, large, and cylindrical with a sweet/tart flavor, its medium fruit attachment that is strong enough to prevent pre-harvest drop and loose enough to pick easily, and its fruit that maintains its appearance, firmness and taste for at least 4 weeks in cold storage at 33° F. to 35° F.

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 ‘Hoka’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP28593 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.