US Plant Patent PP26920
Souvenirs
Peach tree named ‘Souvenirs’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends September 5, 2034.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 10, 2033. This patent earned 330 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP26920
- Filed
- October 10, 2013
- Granted
- July 12, 2016
- Expires
- September 5, 2034
- Assignee
- UNIV ARKANSAS
- Inventor
- CLARK JOHN REUBEN
Abstract
Description and specification of a new and distinct peach tree cultivar named ‘Souvenirs’ which originated from a hand-pollinated cross of Ark. 708 (non-patented)בWinblo’ (non-patented) made in 2001. This new peach cultivar can be distinguished by its very firm fruit with slow-melting yellow flesh, early-mid season ripening, medium size, attractive appearance, high red skin color, excellent fruit quality, good flavor, and resistance to bacterial spot disease.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of peach tree named ‘Souvenirs,’ substantially as illustrated and described herein.
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