US Plant Patent PP23573

Buck 3

Late harvest avocado tree

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 8, 2030.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 18, 2030. This patent earned 51 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23573, the photograph of Buck 3 printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23573, 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: PP23573
Filed: October 18, 2010
Granted: April 30, 2013
Expires: December 8, 2030
Assignee: DORSEY CHARLIE
Inventor: DORSEY CHARLIE

Abstract

A new avocado tree has an intermediate growth pattern, with fruit that mature from the end of March through mid-May. The fruit are found in a diversity of shapes, and large lenticels are found on the skin as the fruit ripens.

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 variety of avocado tree substantially as illustrated and described which is characterized by its late harvest season, variation in stone shape, and fine eating quality with non-fibrous flesh.

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