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US Plant Patent PP19383

NJF17

Peach tree named ‘NJF17’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 7, 2026.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 9, 2026. This patent earned 243 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP19383, the photograph of NJF17 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19383, 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
PP19383
Filed
March 9, 2006
Granted
October 28, 2008
Expires
November 7, 2026
Assignee
UNIV RUTGERS
Inventor
GOFFREDA JOSEPH C; VOORDECKERS ANNA M

Abstract

A new and distinct peach variety of Prunus persica named ‘NJF17’ is described. This variety is distinguished from other peach varieties by its unique combination of non-showy, light pink flowers, flat fruit that ripen in early mid-season, bright green-yellow to yellow fruit that are devoid of over color, clingstone fruit with a juicy, nonmelting texture and sweet, spicy flavor, and firm fruit that retain their firmness well.

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 PP19383 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.