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US Plant Patent PP23357

NECTARPERF

Nectarine tree named ‘NECTARPERF’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 25, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 2, 2031. This patent earned 23 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23357, the photograph of NECTARPERF printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23357, 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
PP23357
Filed
March 2, 2011
Granted
January 29, 2013
Expires
March 25, 2031
Inventor
MAILLARD ARSENE; MAILLARD LAURENCE

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of white nectarine tree, denominated ‘NECTARPERF’, has a large fruit of very long shelf life without alteration after harvesting, a semi-sweet white flesh of high eating quality and an attractive bright purple red skin color. The tree is of large size and is vigorous. Fruit can be consumed crunchy or at maturity.

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 white nectarine tree as illustrated and described, characterized by a large 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 color, with a very high percentage of bright purple red.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23357 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.