US Plant Patent PP24949
Crimson Night
Raspberry plant named ‘Crimson Night’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends January 22, 2033.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 30, 2032. This patent earned 84 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP24949
- Filed
- October 30, 2012
- Granted
- October 7, 2014
- Expires
- January 22, 2033
- Assignee
- UNIV CORNELL
- Inventor
- WEBER COURTNEY A
Abstract
This invention relates to a new and distinct primocane bearing red raspberry plant designated as ‘Crimson Night’ primarily adapted to growing conditions of west central New York and other regions of similar climate. The new plant is primarily characterized by highly pigmented canes, conical fruit that is longer than broad, late mid-season primocane production and dark greyed purple fruit color.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
I claim: 1. A new and distinct raspberry plant as herein described and illustrated.
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