US Plant Patent PP16006

Suplumtwentyseven

Plum tree named ‘Suplumtwentyseven’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 2, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 14, 2024. This patent earned 18 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP16006
Filed: June 14, 2004
Granted: September 27, 2005
Expires: July 2, 2024
Assignee: SUN WORLD INTERNATIONAL INC
Inventor: CAIN DAVID W; BACON TERRY A

Abstract

A new and distinct plum tree variety, Prunus salicina ‘Suplumtwentyseven’ is disclosed. The new variety is characterized by consistent cropping of early-season, large-sized fruit (66 mm) in early June in Kern County. The fruit has golden-yellow flesh with ample juice. The skin is acidic, and has a smooth black finish.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of plum tree named ‘Suplumtwentyseven’ as herein illustrated and described.

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