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US Plant Patent PP28202

Smooth Zest One

Nectarine tree named ‘Smooth Zest One’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 2, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 13, 2035. 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 PP28202, the photograph of Smooth Zest One printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28202, 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
PP28202
Filed
January 13, 2015
Granted
July 18, 2017
Expires
May 2, 2035
Assignee
TEXAS A & M UNIV SYS
Inventor
BYRNE DAVID H; ANDERSON NATALIE

Abstract

Disclosed is a new nectarine variety of Prunus persica named ‘SMOOTH ZEST ONE’. This new variety, which requires 200-250 chilling units of dormancy, is considered to be a nectarine tree of early season maturity, which ripens in early to mid May in the medium chill zone of Texas and produces white fleshed fruit that are firm, attractively colored, and suitable for both local and regional fresh fruit markets.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

We claim: 1. A new and distinct Prunus persica tree, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP28202 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.