US Plant Patent PP28401
Addison
Raspberry plant named ‘Addison’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends February 14, 2036.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 15, 2035. This patent earned 61 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP28401
- Filed
- December 15, 2015
- Granted
- September 19, 2017
- Expires
- February 14, 2036
- Assignee
- FIVE ACES BREEDING LLC
- Inventor
- SWARTZ HARRY JAN; Stokes Benjamin Dale
Abstract
The present invention is a new and distinct primocane and floricane fruiting red raspberry cultivar named ‘Addison’, which is capable of producing high yields of medium large, dark red, flavorful and firm fruit that are easy to harvest. The cultivar is also characterized by several morphological characteristics, including, a strong tendency toward red coloration of vegetative plant parts, bracts on peduncles, a long necked receptacle, and a slight imperfection of the fruit which can produce flattened surfaces.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
What is claimed: 1. A new and distinct spring and fall bearing, dark fruited, red raspberry plant known as ‘Addison’ as described herein, illustrated and identified by the characteristics set forth above.
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