US Plant Patent PP22448
Sunectwentytwo
Nectarine tree named ‘Sunectwentytwo’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends May 23, 2030.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 19, 2030. This patent earned 124 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP22448
- Filed
- January 19, 2010
- Granted
- January 10, 2012
- Expires
- May 23, 2030
- Assignee
- SUN WORLD INT LLC, BACON TERRY A
- Inventor
- BACON TERRY
Abstract
A new and distinct nectarine tree variety, Prunus persica var. nucipersica, cv. ‘Sunectwentytwo’ is characterized by early harvest and large sized fruit.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
1. A new and distinct nectarine tree as herein described and illustrated.
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