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US Plant Patent PP17774

Hort51-1785

Kiwi plant named ‘Hort51-1785’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 20, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 5, 2025. This patent earned 15 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17774, the photograph of Hort51-1785 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17774, 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
PP17774
Filed
May 5, 2005
Granted
May 29, 2007
Expires
May 20, 2025
Assignee
HORTICULTURE & FOOD RES INST
Inventor
LOWE RUSSELL GEORGE

Abstract

A new and distinct kiwi plant of the species Actinidia chinensis Planch. is described. The variety results from a controlled pollination using a female A. chinensis selection ‘Jing Feng’ (also known as 79-3, and by the accession code CK34_01) of unknown parentage, and a male A. chinensis selection CK40_02 of unknown parentage. Both parents (‘Jing Feng’ and CK40_02) are unpatented. The new variety is distinguished by its large globose-shaped fruit with a flat stylar end, golden coloured flesh and tangy sweet taste.

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

1. A new and distinct kiwi plant of the species A. chinensis substantially as herein illustrated and described.

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