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US Plant Patent PP19152

Leopold

Mango tree named ‘Leopold’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 1, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 9, 2025. This patent earned 176 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP19152, the photograph of Leopold printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19152, 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
PP19152
Filed
August 9, 2005
Granted
August 26, 2008
Expires
February 1, 2026
Assignee
GABAY WILLIAM JOHN
Inventor
GABAY WILLIAM JOHN

Abstract

The present invention provides a new and distinct variety of mango. The new mango tree, named ‘Leopold’, produces fruit distinguishable from other mango varieties by its quality of flesh which includes only a small amount of fiber attached to the husk of the freestone seed. The average weight of the mango fruit is about 13-18 ounces when ripe and has a smooth skin which is brightly colored. The new mango fruit has good storage and handling qualities.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of tropical mango tree substantially as described and illustrated, having a mature fruit with good keeping qualities and which is freestone.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP19152 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.