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US Plant Patent PP17075

Mesembrine

Nectarine tree ‘Mesembrine’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired November 27, 2023. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 14, 2023. This patent earned 105 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17075, the photograph of Mesembrine printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17075, 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
PP17075
Filed
August 14, 2003
Granted
September 5, 2006
Expires
November 27, 2023
Inventor
MONET RENE FRANCOIS

Abstract

A new cultivar of nectarine tree ( Prunus persica L. Batsch) named ‘Mesembrine’ is disclosed. The fruit of ‘Mesembrine’ is notable for its broad oblate shape and sub-acid flavor.

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

1. A new and distinct nectarine tree, named Mesemabrine, substantially as shown and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17075 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.