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US Plant Patent PP20250

Skelton A16

Kiwi plant named ‘Skelton A16’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 21, 2027.

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 PP20250, the photograph of Skelton A16 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20250, 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
PP20250
Filed
December 21, 2007
Granted
September 1, 2009
Expires
December 21, 2027
Assignee
SKELTON DONALD
Inventor
SKELTON DONALD

Abstract

A new and distinct kiwi plant of the species Actinidia chinensis is described. The cultivar results from a controlled pollination using a A. chinensis selection ‘ALC13’ and a female A. chinensis selection ‘A124.’ Both named parents (‘ALC13’ and ‘A124’) are unpatented cultivars. The new cultivar is distinguished by its small fruit size, slightly depressed to slightly blunt protruding stylar end, and the medium to early harvest date of the fruit in early April.

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 described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20250 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.