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US Plant Patent PP19384

Nectarcrisp

Nectarine tree named ‘Nectarcrisp’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 13, 2027.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 12, 2027. This patent earned 1 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP19384, the photograph of Nectarcrisp printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19384, 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
PP19384
Filed
April 12, 2007
Granted
October 28, 2008
Expires
April 13, 2027
Assignee
R L ARGO SELECTION FRUITS SA
Inventor
MAILLARD ARSENE; MAILLARD LAURENCE

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree, denominated ‘Nectarcrisp’, has fruit of very long shelf life without alteration after harvesting, a semi-sweet white flesh of high eating quality and an attractive, very high percentage red skin. The tree is of large size and is vigorous. Moreover fruit 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 fruit of very long shelf life without alteration after harvesting, and with a semi-sweet white flesh of high eating quality and an attractive skin, with a very high percentage of red blush.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP19384 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.