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US Plant Patent PP19330

NECTACHIEF

Nectarine tree named ‘NECTACHIEF’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 31, 2026.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 17, 2026. This patent earned 167 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP19330, the photograph of NECTACHIEF printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19330, 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
PP19330
Filed
May 17, 2006
Granted
October 14, 2008
Expires
October 31, 2026
Assignee
AGRO SELECTION FRUITS SARL
Inventor
MAILLARD LAURENCE; MAILLARD ARSENE

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree, denominated ‘Nectachief’, has an evenness of maturity, a very sure, regular and large quantity of productivity, a long lifetime before and after harvest, and an aromatic semi sweet taste.

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 variety as illustrated and described, characterized by an evenness of maturity, a very sure, regular and large quantity of productivity, a long lifetime before and after harvest, and an aromatic semi sweet taste.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP19330 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.