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US Plant Patent PP25694

Nectafest

Nectarine tree named ‘Nectafest’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 28, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 13, 2033. This patent earned 107 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25694, the photograph of Nectafest printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25694, 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
PP25694
Filed
March 13, 2013
Granted
July 14, 2015
Expires
June 28, 2033
Assignee
US AGRICULTURE
Inventor
SCORZA RALPH

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of yellow nectarine tree denominated ‘NECTAFEST’, having an upright growth form producing yellow, melting-flesh of excellent dessert-quality flavor, of large size for its ripening season, with approximately 80% red blush over a yellow ground color, ripening early in the growing season.

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 variety of yellow nectarine tree as illustrated and described, characterized by upright growth form, suitable for standard-density and high-density plantings; producing yellow, melting-flesh fruit of excellent dessert-quality flavor, a lively red skin color and ripening early in the growing season.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP25694 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.