US Plant Patent PP20213
Giulia
Olive tree named ‘Giulia’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends February 27, 2027.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 22, 2026. This patent earned 67 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP20213
- Filed
- December 22, 2006
- Granted
- August 11, 2009
- Expires
- February 27, 2027
- Assignee
- CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE RICERCHE
- Inventor
- FONTANAZZA GIUSEPPE
Abstract
A new and distinct Olea europaea L. olive tree variety named, ‘GIULIA’, particularly characterized by moderately weak plant vigor; average branch spread; greyed-green bark color (RHS 191A); dark green foliage color (upper side, RHS 193A; lower side, RHS 195C); yellow-green opened flower color (RHS 150D); greyed-green flower bud color (RHS 145C); grey-brown seed (endocarp) color (RHS 199D); dark violet fruit (RHS 83A); self-pollinating variety; adaptation for high altitude rooting (low temperature tolerance) and high density plantations; an early production stage with a medium time of ripening; full mechanical harvesting; and high productivity and high oil yield.
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1. A new and distinct Olea europaea L. olive tree variety named ‘GIULIA’, as illustrated and described herein.
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