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US Plant Patent PP14320

Hortgem Wha

Kiwi plant named ‘Hortgem Wha’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 8, 2022. 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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP14320, the photograph of Hortgem Wha printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14320, 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
PP14320
Filed
April 8, 2002
Granted
November 25, 2003
Expires
April 8, 2022
Assignee
HORTICULTURE & FOOD RES INST
Inventor
MCNEILAGE MARK A; BEATSON RON A; MACRAE ELSPETH A

Abstract

A new and distinct kiwi plant of the species Actinidia arguta (Sieb & Zucc.) Planch. ex Miq. var. arguta is described. The variety results from a controlled pollination using a female A. arguta selection AA05_01 of unknown parentage and a male A. arguta selection AA13._0l of unknown parentage. Both named parents (AA05_01 and AA 13_01) are unpatented. The new variety is distinguished by its green hairless, edible skin, small fruit size, oblong shape and sweet aromatic taste.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct kiwi plant of the species A. arguta substantially as herein described and illustrated, characterized by small oblong fruit with green hairless edible skin and green flesh with a sweet aromatic flavor.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14320 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.