Summer Lion IV

Summer Lion IV

Nectarine tree denominated ‘Summer Lion IV’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 10, 2026.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 3, 2026. This patent earned 7 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18935, the photograph of Summer Lion IV printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18935, 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.

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree which is somewhat similar to the ‘Summer Lion II’ nectarine tree but from which it is distinguished by producing fruit which are mature for harvesting and shipment approximately seven (7) days after ‘Summer Lion II’ fruit in the San Joaquin Valley of central California and wherein the fruit is of high quality and good flavor with dark red coloration over most of the fruit surface.

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1. A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree substantially as illustrated and described which is somewhat remotely similar to the ‘Summer Lion II’ nectarine tree (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,544), but from which it is distinguished by producing fruit which are mature for commercial harvesting and shipment approximately July 15 th through July 30 th , or about seven days after the ‘Summer Lion II’ nectarine tree (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,544), in the San Joaquin Valley of central California and which has a distinct red coloration over its skin surface.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18935 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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