US Plant Patent PP29777
Polaris
Plum tree named ‘Polaris’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends December 16, 2036.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 5, 2036. This patent earned 133 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP29777
- Filed
- August 5, 2016
- Granted
- October 30, 2018
- Expires
- December 16, 2036
- Inventor
- FOURIE JEANNE
Abstract
‘Polaris’ is new plum tree variety that can be distinguished from other plum tree varieties by a combination of characteristics that include harvesting date, flesh color, fruit shape, and eating quality.
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 variety of plum tree having the characteristics substantially as described and illustrated herein.
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