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US Plant Patent PP21030

Tsechelidis

Kiwi plant named ‘Tsechelidis’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 22, 2027.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 28, 2027. This patent earned 24 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP21030, the photograph of Tsechelidis printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21030, 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
PP21030
Filed
November 28, 2007
Granted
June 1, 2010
Expires
December 22, 2027
Assignee
KARIPIDIS L TSECHILIDOU E S P
Inventor
TSECHELIDIS CHRISTOS

Abstract

A new and distinctive variety of the kiwi plant, Actinidia deliciosa , named ‘Tsechelidis’ is described. The new variety is characterized by very large oblong fruit covered with downy hairs, and very broad ovate leaves having acuminate apexes, among other features. The size and uniformity of the fruit provide significantly higher yield than other known varieties of kiwi.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of Actinidia deliciosa plant named ‘Tseehelidis’ substantially as shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21030 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.