US Plant Patent PP24373

Cunard

Pecan tree named ‘Cunard’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 31, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 8, 2031. This patent earned 266 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP24373
Filed: September 8, 2011
Granted: April 8, 2014
Expires: May 31, 2032
Assignee: UNIV GEORGIA, SPARKS DARRELL
Inventor: SPARKS DARRELL

Abstract

A pecan tree distinguished by the following unique combination of characteristics: Precociousness and prolificacy, early nut maturity, large nut size, a nut with a high kernel percentage, good kernel color, lack of speckling and a good resistance to leaf scab.

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 variety of pecan tree, substantially as herein shown and described.

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