US Plant Patent PP27249

Sonet

Satsuma hybrid named ‘Sonet’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 18, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 21, 2032. This patent earned 392 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP27249
Filed: September 21, 2012
Granted: October 11, 2016
Expires: October 18, 2033
Assignee: AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
Inventor: MILLER JAMES EDWIN; COMBRINK NICOLA KIM; Maritz Johannes Gerhardus Jooste

Abstract

A new Satsuma hybrid ( Citrus unshiu X) designated the variety name of ‘Sonet’ is described. The novel characteristics of the fruit include early maturity, tighter rind and firmer fruit does not puff easily and has an improved flavour compared to known varieties of Satsuma ripening at this time.

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

What we claim is: 1. A novel and distinct Satsuma hybrid tree having the characteristics described and illustrated herein.

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