US Plant Patent PP19978

TFE 02

Mango plant named ‘TFE 02’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 30, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 30, 2025. This patent earned 122 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP19978
Filed: June 30, 2005
Granted: May 12, 2009
Expires: October 30, 2025
Assignee: ELPHICK RICHARD
Inventor: ELPHICK RICHARD

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Mango plant named ‘TFE 02’, characterized by its upright and outwardly spreading tree form; vigorous growth habit; freely fruiting habit; time of fruit maturity, mid to late season; and red-colored fruit.

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1. A new and distinct cultivar of mango plant named ‘TFE 02’ as illustrated and described.

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