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US Plant Patent PP21156

Nectapi

Nectarine tree named ‘Nectapi’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 9, 2029.

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 PP21156, the photograph of Nectapi printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21156, 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
PP21156
Filed
March 9, 2009
Granted
July 13, 2010
Expires
March 9, 2029
Inventor
MAILLARD ARSENE; MAILLARD LAURENCE

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree, denominated ‘Nectapi’, has fruits of very long shelf life withour alteration before and after harvesting, a semi-sweet yellow flesh of high-eating quality and an attractive red skin. Fruits 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 nectarine tree as illustrated and described, characterized by fruits of very long shelf life without alteration before and after harvesting, with a semi-sweet yellow flesh of high eating quality and an attractive skin, with a very high percentage of red blush.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21156 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.