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US Plant Patent PP20689

Nantahala

Raspberry named ‘Nantahala’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 15, 2028.

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 PP20689, the photograph of Nantahala printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20689, 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
PP20689
Filed
January 15, 2008
Granted
January 26, 2010
Expires
January 15, 2028
Assignee
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Inventor
BALLINGTON JAMES R; FERNANDEZ GINA E; BRYSON SUSAN K

Abstract

Rubus idaeus Linnaeus ‘Nantahala’ is a new and distinct variety of raspberry that has the following unique combination of desirable features that are outstanding in a new variety. 1. Late season ripening to follow ‘Heritage’. 2. Fruit is medium size, 3.5 g. 3. Fruit is firm, very attractive, uniform and conical to ovate. 4. Consistent and moderate yields.

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 commercial red raspberry plant ( Rubus idaeus Linnaeus) substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its medium size conical-ovate shaped and attractive firm fruit, with moderate, late and consistent yields.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20689 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.