US Plant Patent PP14629

TexPrince

Peach tree named ‘TexPrince’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 8, 2022. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 2, 2022. This patent earned 36 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP14629, the photograph of TexPrince printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14629, 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: PP14629
Filed: April 2, 2002
Granted: March 23, 2004
Expires: May 8, 2022
Assignee: TEXAS A & M UNIV SYS
Inventor: BYRNE DAVID; BACON TERRY

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Prunus persica named ‘TexPrince’ is provided. This variety requires approximately 500 to 550 chilling units of dormancy and produces an attractively colored freestone peach that ripens in early midseason suitable for commercial production.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct peach tree, as illustrated and described herein.

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