US Plant Patent PP15703

TDE3

Mandarin hybrid tree named ‘TDE3’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 23, 2022. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 20, 2022. This patent earned 3 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP15703
Filed: June 20, 2002
Granted: March 29, 2005
Expires: June 23, 2022
Assignee: UNIV CALIFORNIA
Inventor: ROOSE MIKEAL L; WILLIAMS TIMOTHY E; SOOST ROBERT K; CAMERON JAMES W

Abstract

A new mandarin hybrid called “TDE3” is distinguished by production of fruit that combine mid-season maturity, medium large fruit size, attractive deep orange rind color and virtual absence of seeds with rich fruit flavor.

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 mandarin hybrid tree having the characteristics described and illustrated herein.

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