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US Plant Patent PP28336

HW624

Pear tree named ‘HW624’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 8, 2036.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 31, 2035. This patent earned 283 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP28336, the photograph of HW624 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28336, 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
PP28336
Filed
March 31, 2015
Granted
August 29, 2017
Expires
January 8, 2036
Assignee
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA AS REPRESENTED BY THE MINI OF AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD, AGRICULTURE & AGRI FOOD CANADA
Inventor
HUNTER DAVID M

Abstract

The invention is a new and distinct pear tree variety denominated ‘HW624’. The new pear tree is characterized by producing heavy crops of medium-to large-sized fruit, picked about 2 weeks after ‘Bartlett’. Fruits are green when harvested, turning yellow as fruits ripen, and there is a medium red blush where exposed to the sun. There were no natural fire blight infections on the seedling tree, and results from controlled inoculations indicate a high level of resistance to fire blight. The tree is also highly resistant to pear psylla.

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

What is claimed: 1. A new and distinct variety of pear tree substantially as herein illustrated and described.

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