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US Plant Patent PP23092

Merbeingold 2350

Mandarin tree named ‘Merbeingold 2350’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 27, 2027.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 19, 2030, but this patent ends 1,333 days earlier — a terminal disclaimer gives term back. A source that calculates twenty years from filing would tell you this plant is still protected when it is already free.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23092, the photograph of Merbeingold 2350 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23092, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP23092
Filed
November 19, 2010
Granted
October 2, 2012
Expires
March 27, 2027
Assignee
COMMW SCIENT IND RES ORG, SYKES STEPHEN RICHARD
Inventor
SYKES STEPHEN RICHARD

Abstract

‘Merbeingold 2350’ is a new Australian variety of mandarin. It was selected from the progeny obtained following a controlled pollination of ‘Imperial’ mandarinבEllendale’ tangor in 1984. It was selected because it is strongly parthenocarpic and is capable of yielding seedless fruits, which are sweet, juicy and easy-to-peel. Fruit maturity is mid season in the Murray Valley of Australia. The rind of Merbeingold is thin, orange-to-orange red, strong yet easily peeled. Its fruits can be snap picked, eliminating a need to clip. Internally, the flesh of ‘Merbeingold 2350’ is attractive, orange in colour and juicy with a good sugar/acid balance.

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

1. A new and distinct parthenocarpic mandarin tree named ‘Merbeingold 2350’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23092 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.