US Plant Patent PP18291

Vernon

Rabbiteye blueberry plant named ‘Vernon’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 28, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18291, the photograph of Vernon printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18291, 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: PP18291
Filed: October 28, 2005
Granted: December 11, 2007
Expires: October 28, 2025
Assignee: US AGRICULTURE, UNIV GEORGIA RES FOUND
Inventor: NESMITH D SCOTT; DRAPER ARLEN D

Abstract

The most distinctive feature of the rabbiteye blueberry, ‘Vernon’, is its combination of late bloom/early ripening, favorable commercial fruit attributes, high and consistent yield, excellent plant vigor, and large berry size.

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 rabbiteye blueberry plant, substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18291 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.