US Plant Patent PP26707
Taka
Japanese haskap plant named ‘Taka’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends December 12, 2034.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 14, 2034. This patent earned 120 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP26707
- Filed
- August 14, 2014
- Granted
- May 10, 2016
- Expires
- December 12, 2034
- Assignee
- MAXINE M THOMPSON TRUST, THOMPSON MAXINE M
- Inventor
- THOMPSON MAXINE M
Abstract
A new cultivar of Japanese haskap plant, ‘Taka’, that is characterized by its upright and spreading plant habit, its moderately vigorous growth habit, its high fruit yields, its frost tolerant flowers, its fruits that are produced in mid June and medium large in size, cylindrical in shape, medium in firmness, produce little juice, good sweet tasting, and maintain their appearance, firmness and taste for 3 to 4 weeks in cold storage at 33° F. to 35° F., and its little or no disease or pest problems requiring no chemicals for desirable fruit production.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Japanese haskap plant named ‘Taka’ as herein illustrated and described.
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