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US Plant Patent PP19378

Donutnice

Nectarine tree named ‘Donutnice’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 12, 2027.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP19378, the photograph of Donutnice printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19378, 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
PP19378
Filed
April 12, 2007
Granted
October 28, 2008
Expires
April 12, 2027
Inventor
MAILLARD ARSENE; MAILLARD LAURENCE

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of flat nectarine tree, denominated ‘Donutnice’, has fruit of balanced white flesh of high eating quality and an attractive, very high percentage red skin. The tree is of medium to large size and is vigorous. Moreover fruit can be consumed crunchy or melting.

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 flat nectarine tree as illustrated and described, characterized by flat fruit with a balanced white flesh of high eating quality and an attractive skin, with a very high percentage of red blush.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP19378 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.