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US Plant Patent PP19273

NJF18

Peach tree named ‘NJF18’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 16, 2027.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 13, 2027. This patent earned 31 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP19273, the photograph of NJF18 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19273, 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
PP19273
Filed
February 13, 2007
Granted
September 30, 2008
Expires
March 16, 2027
Assignee
UNIV RUTGERS
Inventor
GOFFREDA JOSEPH C; VOORDECKERS ANNA M

Abstract

A new and distinct peach variety of Prunus persica named ‘NJF18’ is provided. This variety is distinguished from other peach varieties by its unique combination of showy flowers that are medium in width, flat fruit that ripen in early midseason with mottled red over color on an attractive orange ground color, semi-clingstone fruit with a juicy, melting texture and sweet, mild flavor, firm fruit that retain their firmness well and trees with regular, heavy production of large 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 PP19273 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.