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US Plant Patent PP12622

Westbrook

Nectarine tree — named ‘Westbrook’ cultivar

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 20, 2020. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 13, 2020. This patent earned 7 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 4 of US plant patent PP12622, the photograph of Westbrook printed in the patent.
Figure 4 from US Plant Patent PP12622, 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
PP12622
Filed
October 13, 2000
Granted
May 14, 2002
Expires
October 20, 2020
Assignee
UNIV ARKANSAS
Inventor
CLARK JOHN REUBEN; MOORE JAMES NORMAN

Abstract

Description and specifications of a new and distinct nectarine variety which orignated from seed produced by a hand pollinated cross of Arkansas Nectarine Selection 172 (non-patented) and Arkansas Nectarine Selection 176 (non-patented) is provided. This new nectarine variety can be distinguished by its very early fruit ripening, attractive, flavorful firm fruits, good plant vigor and productivity, and its high level of genetic resistance to the disease bacterial spot.

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 variety of nectarine, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its very early ripening, attractive flavorful firm fruits, good plant vigor and

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12622 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.