US Plant Patent PP18774

M7

Orange tree named ‘M7’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 1, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP18774
Filed: August 1, 2006
Granted: April 29, 2008
Expires: August 1, 2026
Assignee: CHISLETT INVEST PTY LTD
Inventor: CHISLETT GREGORY JOHN KENDALL

Abstract

A new orange tree ( Citrus sinensis ) named ‘M7’ is disclosed. ‘M7’ is a limb sport mutation of ‘Navelina 7.5’. ‘M7’ is notable for its high quality, uniformly globose fruit, which colors and matures very early as compared to its parent and to other known varieties.

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

1. A new and distinct orange tree, substantially as described and illustrated herein.

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