US Plant Patent PP28079

ROYAL ZEST FOUR

Peach tree named ‘ROYAL ZEST FOUR’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 4, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 13, 2035. This patent earned 81 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP28079
Filed: January 13, 2015
Granted: June 6, 2017
Expires: April 4, 2035
Assignee: TEXAS A & M UNIV SYS
Inventor: BYRNE DAVID H; ANDERSON NATALIE

Abstract

Disclosed is a new variety of Prunus persica named ‘ROYAL ZEST FOUR’. This new variety, which requires approximately 550 chilling units of dormancy, is considered to be a peach tree of mid season maturity, which produces yellow fleshed fruit that are firm, attractively colored, and suitable for both local and regional markets.

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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