US Plant Patent PP31347

Marathon

Mandarin tree named ‘Marathon’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 8, 2038.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP31347
Filed: August 8, 2018
Granted: January 14, 2020
Expires: August 8, 2038
Assignee: FLORIDA FOUND SEED PRODUCERS INC
Inventor: GMITTER JR FREDERICK G

Abstract

‘Marathon’ is a new and distinct hybrid cultivar of mandarin tree (Citrus reticulata) distinguished at least by its seedless, easy-to-peel, and well-colored fruit, the early maturation of its fruit, and the above average length that its fruit can be held on the tree without deterioration.

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 hybrid cultivar of mandarin tree ( Citrus reticulata ) named ‘Marathon’, as illustrated and described herein.

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