US Plant Patent PP27778

Bingo

Mandarin tree named ‘Bingo’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 10, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 12, 2035. This patent earned 57 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP27778
Filed: February 12, 2015
Granted: March 14, 2017
Expires: April 10, 2035
Assignee: FLORIDA FOUND SEED PRODUCERS INC
Inventor: GMITTER JR FREDERICK G

Abstract

The new mandarin tree called ‘Bingo’ arose from a seedling tree selected among a family of hybrids from a cross of the seed parent LB7-11 and pollen parent ‘Seedless Kishu’. The new tree produces annual crops of well-colored fruit that are essentially seedless, very easy to peel, mature early in the season, and are of excellent eating quality.

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 mandarin tree called ‘Bingo’ as illustrated and described herein.

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