US Plant Patent PP28019

Golden Zest

Peach tree named ‘Golden Zest’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 3, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 13, 2035. This patent earned 110 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP28019
Filed: January 13, 2015
Granted: May 16, 2017
Expires: May 3, 2035
Assignee: TEXAS A & M UNIV SYS
Inventor: BYRNE DAVID H; ANDERSON NATALIE

Abstract

Disclosed is a new variety of Prunus persica named ‘GOLDEN ZEST’. This new variety, which requires approximately 600 chilling units of dormancy, is considered to be a peach tree of mid-season maturity, which produces yellow-fleshed fruit with non-melting firm flesh, attractive golden yellow skin coloration, and suitable for both local and long-distance shipping.

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 Prunus persica tree, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

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