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US Plant Patent PP20478

FLATPRINCESSE

Peach tree named ‘FLATPRINCESSE’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 2, 2026.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 17, 2026. This patent earned 199 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP20478, the photograph of FLATPRINCESSE printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20478, 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
PP20478
Filed
May 17, 2006
Granted
November 17, 2009
Expires
December 2, 2026
Inventor
MAILLARD LAURENCE; MAILLARD ARSENE

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of flat peach tree, denominated ‘FLATPRINCESSE’, has a very high regular productivity and has the same good fruit quality as other varieties: ‘MAILLARFLAT’ ‘FLATPRETTY’ ‘FLATQUEEN’ ‘FLATNICE’.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of peach tree, as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20478 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.