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US Plant Patent PP13395

Suplumtwentyfour

Plum tree named ‘Suplumtwentyfour’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 8, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 23, 2021. This patent earned 13 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP13395, the photograph of Suplumtwentyfour printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP13395, 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
PP13395
Filed
February 23, 2001
Granted
December 24, 2002
Expires
March 8, 2021
Inventor
FEAR CARLOS D; MOWREY BRUCE D; CAIN DAVID W

Abstract

A new and distinct plum variety that has mildly sweet fruit, black skin, and bright red flesh with abundant juice is described. The new variety has consistently high productivity, setting crops even in rainy, cool bloom conditions.

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 plum tree as herein described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP13395 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.