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US Plant Patent PP31192

Effie

Nectarine tree named ‘Effie’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 14, 2039.

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 PP31192, the photograph of Effie printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP31192, 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
PP31192
Filed
January 14, 2019
Granted
December 10, 2019
Expires
January 14, 2039
Assignee
UNIV ARKANSAS
Inventor
WORTHINGTON MARGARET; CLARK JOHN R

Abstract

Description and specification of a new and distinct nectarine tree cultivar named ‘Effie’ which originated from a hand-pollinated cross of Ark. 720 nectarine (female; non-patented) x Ark. 747 peach (male; non-patented) made in 2004. This new nectarine cultivar can be distinguished by its firm fruit with non-melting white flesh, late ripening season, medium size, attractive appearance, high red skin color, excellent fruit quality, good 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.

We claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of peach tree named ‘Effie’, substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP31192 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.