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US Plant Patent PP18954

Joan J

Raspberry plant named ‘Joan J’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 14, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 19, 2025. This patent earned 207 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18954, the photograph of Joan J printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18954, 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
PP18954
Filed
December 19, 2005
Granted
June 17, 2008
Expires
July 14, 2026
Assignee
MEDWAY FRUITS
Inventor
JENNINGS DEREK L

Abstract

A new and distinct Rubus idaeus L. plant is provided that is the product of a controlled breeding program. The new Raspberry plant abundantly forms attractive glossy very large conical-shaped medium red mature fruit of excellent flavor that is longer than broad in configuration. Numerous relatively stout spine-free canes are formed. An early-primocane cropping season is displayed that commonly begins on about July 25 th and continues to about September 15 th at Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom. The berries are amenable for consumption as a high grade fresh fruit.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Raspberry plant having the following combination of characteristics: (a) displays a vigorous and erect growth habit, (b) displays an early-primocane fruiting characteristic and commonly beings fruiting on about July 25 th at Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom, (c) forms attractive glossy very large conical-shaped medium red mature fruit with excellent flavor that is longer than broad in configuration, (d) displays numerous relatively stout spine-free canes, and (e) is well suited for consumption as high grade fresh fruit; substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18954 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.