US Plant Patent PP31550

Rafiki

Raspberry plant named ‘Rafiki’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 13, 2038.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP31550
Filed: January 13, 2018
Granted: March 17, 2020
Expires: January 13, 2038
Assignee: ARTS NIELS, ALLBERRY B V
Inventor: ARTS NIELS

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Raspberry plant named ‘Rafiki’, characterized by its upright and somewhat bushy plant habit; freely branching habit; thornless stems; high fruit production; fruits are produced on prior and current seasons' canes; red purple-colored conical fruits; pleasant and sweet fruit taste; and good fruit postharvest longevity.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Raspberry plant named ‘Rafiki’ as illustrated and described.

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