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US Plant Patent PP20128

NJF15

Peach tree named ‘NJF15’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 2, 2027.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 9, 2026. This patent earned 389 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP20128, the photograph of NJF15 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20128, 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
PP20128
Filed
March 9, 2006
Granted
June 30, 2009
Expires
April 2, 2027
Assignee
UNIV RUTGERS
Inventor
GOFFREDA JOSEPH C; VOORDECKERS ANNA M

Abstract

A new and distinct peach variety of Prunus persica named ‘NJF15’ is provided. This variety is distinguished from other peach varieties by its unique combination of large, showy, light pink flowers, flat fruit that ripen in early midseason with mottled red over color on a bright yellow-orange ground color, clingstone fruit with a juicy, nonmelting texture and sweet, spicy flavor, firm fruit that retain their firmness well and trees with regular, heavy production of fruit.

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, substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20128 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.