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US Plant Patent PP26402

Bowden

Nectarine tree named ‘Bowden’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 24, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 10, 2033. This patent earned 75 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26402, the photograph of Bowden printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26402, 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
PP26402
Filed
October 10, 2013
Granted
February 9, 2016
Expires
December 24, 2033
Assignee
UNIV ARKANSAS
Inventor
CLARK JOHN REUBEN

Abstract

Description and specification of a new and distinct nectarine tree cultivar named ‘Bowden’ which originated from a hand-pollinated cross of Ark. 699N×Ark. 663CN made in 2001. This new nectarine cultivar can be distinguished by its very firm, non-melting white flesh, early-mid season ripening, medium-sized fruits, excellent fruit quality with distinct white nectarine flavor, and resistance to bacterial spot disease.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of nectarine tree named ‘Bowden,’ substantially as illustrated and described.

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