US Plant Patent PP22649

FairchildLS

Mandarin tree named ‘FairchildLS’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 8, 2030.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 12, 2029. This patent earned 88 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP22649
Filed: November 12, 2009
Granted: April 17, 2012
Expires: February 8, 2030
Assignee: UNIV CALIFORNIA, ROOSE MIKEAL L, WILLIAMS TIMOTHY E
Inventor: ROOSE MIKEAL L; WILLIAMS TIMOTHY E

Abstract

‘FairchildLS’ is a mid-season maturing diploid mandarin that combines medium-large sized fruit of excellent quality and production, with low seed content even in mixed plantings. It would likely be successful in the mid to late-season marketing window that currently has very few low seeded cultivars.

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

1. A new and distinct mandarin tree having the characteristics substantially as described and illustrated herein.

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