US Plant Patent PP19430
Georgia
Raspberry plant named ‘Georgia’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends November 15, 2026.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 2, 2026. This patent earned 197 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP19430
- Filed
- May 2, 2006
- Granted
- November 11, 2008
- Expires
- November 15, 2026
- Assignee
- UNIV MARYLAND
- Inventor
- SWARTZ HARRY J
Abstract
The present invention is a new and distinct floricane fruiting red raspberry cultivar named ‘Georgia’, which is capable of producing large quantities of fruit much earlier than that of the worldwide standard floricane cultivars, ‘Glen Ample’ and ‘Tulameen’. The cultivar is characterized by its thornlessness and fruit with a slightly pileated drupelet. The fruit is also very symmetrical, light colored and round. Fruit aroma is very good and fruit firmness and sugar content is sufficient for shipping long distances.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
1. A new and distinct spring bearing red raspberry plant known as ‘Georgia’ as described therein, illustrated and identified by the characteristics set forth above.
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