US Plant Patent PP21356

LB8-9

Mandarin tree named ‘LB8-9’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 5, 2028.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 17, 2028. This patent earned 18 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP21356
Filed: November 17, 2008
Granted: October 5, 2010
Expires: December 5, 2028
Assignee: FLORIDA FOUND SEED PRODUCERS INC
Inventor: GMITTER JR FREDERICK G; CASTLE WILLIAM S; GROSSER JUDE W

Abstract

A new Mandarin hybrid tree particularly distinguished by having dense foliage, “wilted-leaf” appearance, fruit that is attractive in appearance with excellent eating quality, and upright, vigorous plant habit, obloid tree shape and matures early in central Florida, is disclosed.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Mandarin tree as shown and described herein.

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