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US Plant Patent PP20671

Skelton A19

Kiwi plant named ‘Skelton A19’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 24, 2027.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 21, 2027. This patent earned 3 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP20671, the photograph of Skelton A19 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20671, 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
PP20671
Filed
December 21, 2007
Granted
January 26, 2010
Expires
December 24, 2027
Assignee
ENZA LTD
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 male A. chinensis selection ‘RY,’ and a female A. chinensis selection ‘A124.’ Both named parents (‘RY’ and ‘A124’) are unpatented cultivars. The new cultivar is distinguished by its medium fruit size, obovoid fruit shape, greenish-yellow fruit coloring, and its medium to early harvest date 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.

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