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US Plant Patent PP8344

Skelton

"Skelton" kiwifruit plant

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 16, 2011. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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

The record

Patent number
PP8344
Filed
October 16, 1991
Granted
August 10, 1993
Expires
October 16, 2011

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Kiwifruit is described. The variety results from controlled pollination of Actinidia deliciosia Blue, a male selection of unkown parentage, and Actinidia deliciosia L513, a female selection. The variety is distinguished by its generally obovoid fruit shape, early fruit maturity, and medium to strong vigour. The new variety has been named "Skelton."

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

I claim: 1. The new and distinct variety of kiwifruit plant herein described and illustrated, and identified by the characteristics enumerated above.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP8344 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.