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US Plant Patent PP11545

Kotobuki Shinsui

Japanese pear tree named `Kotobuki Shinsui`

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 5, 2018. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record

Patent number
PP11545
Filed
March 5, 1998
Granted
October 3, 2000
Expires
March 5, 2018
Inventor
KOTOBUKI KAZUO; MASUDA TETSUO; YOSHIOKA TOJI; NAGARA MINORU; UCHIDA MASATO; INOUE KOSUKE; MURATA KENJI; KITAGAWA KENICHI

Abstract

The new and distinct cultivar relates to a russet type Japanese pear tree that has a strong resistance to black spot disease and has substantially the same excellent qualities as the Japanese pear cultivar `Shinsui`. The new pear tree bears a yellowish brown fruit, is highly sweet, medium in acidity, and has a rich taste that is suitable for dessert use.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Pyrus pyrifolia (Japanese pear) tree, substantially as herein illustrated and described, characterized by a significantly stronger resistance to black spot disease

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP11545 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.