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US Plant Patent PP9707

Lucky Rose Golden

`Lucky Rose Golden` Apple tree

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 12, 2015. 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.

The record

Patent number
PP9707
Filed
May 12, 1995
Granted
November 26, 1996
Expires
May 12, 2015
Inventor
OHRAZDA MELVIN; MATHISON DAVID

Abstract

A new variety of apple tree which bears apples with a deep red blush on areas exposed to sunlight is disclosed. The new variety exhibit a blush on a greater percentage of its apples than the Golden Delicious variety. Typically the blush is darker red than the blush exhibited by the fruit of the Golden Delicious variety.

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

We claim: 1. The new and distinct variety of apple tree as illustrated and described, characterized by the light skin, an intense blush on exposed areas, a short stem, and a darker leaf than the Golden Delicious.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP9707 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.