US Plant Patent PP26705

Tom

Pecan tree named ‘Tom’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 6, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 3, 2034. This patent earned 95 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP26705
Filed: October 3, 2014
Granted: May 10, 2016
Expires: January 6, 2035
Assignee: UNIV GEORGIA
Inventor: SPARKS DARRELL

Abstract

A pecan tree distinguished by the following unique combination of characteristics: high prolificacy, consistent production, early nut maturity, kernel size suited to confection trade, excellent color, absence of kernel speckling, excellent resistance to the scab fungus ( Fusicladosporium effusum ), and high resistance but not immunity to black aphid ( melanocallis caryaefoliae ) and leaf scorch mite ( Eotetranychus hicoriae ).

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 pecan tree, substantially as herein illustrated and described.

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