US Plant Patent PP21966
KAMEL
Pomegranate tree named ‘KAMEL’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends August 16, 2029.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 31, 2029. This patent earned 16 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP21966
- Filed
- July 31, 2009
- Granted
- June 7, 2011
- Expires
- August 16, 2029
- Assignee
- ISRAEL STATE
- Inventor
- HOLLAND DORON; BAR-YA AKOV IRIT; HATIB KAMEL
Abstract
A new and distinct pomegranate variety of Punica granatum named ‘KAMEL’, particularly characterized by self-pollinating and self-fertile medium-sized tree with vigorous growth; good fruit productivity; large-sized, mature fruit with uniform, dark red skin color that appears very early in fruit development, red arils; and mature fruit which is of good eating quality, sweet-sour flavor and good juice production.
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1. A new and distinct pomegranate variety of Punica granatum plant named ‘KAMEL’, as illustrated and described herein.
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