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US Plant Patent PP20329

Nectadelicious

Nectarine tree named ‘Nectadelicious’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 3, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 17, 2026. This patent earned 109 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP20329, the photograph of Nectadelicious printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20329, 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
PP20329
Filed
May 17, 2006
Granted
September 22, 2009
Expires
September 3, 2026
Assignee
AGRO SELECTION FRUITS SARL
Inventor
MAILLARD LAURENCE; MAILLARD ARSENE

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree, denominated ‘Nectadelicious’, has a late maturity and a high evenness of maturity, a long lifetime before and after harvest, and a very 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 a late maturity and a high evenness of maturity, a long lifetime before and after harvest, and a very aromatic semi-sweet taste.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20329 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.