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US Plant Patent PP21222

TH-682

Southern highbush blueberry plant named ‘TH-682’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 25, 2029.

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

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP21222, the photograph of TH-682 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21222, 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
PP21222
Filed
February 25, 2009
Granted
August 24, 2010
Expires
February 25, 2029
Assignee
US AGRICULTURE, UNIV GEORGIA RES FOUND
Inventor
NESMITH D SCOTT; EHLENFELDT MARK

Abstract

The new variety ‘TH-682’ is provided. The new and distinct variety ripens early compared to rabbiteye varieties generally available to homeowners and produces an abundance of attractive, light blue fruit that are generally large and have good flavor. The plant of the new variety ‘TH-682’ is vigorous, produces an attractive fall foliage color and is estimated to have a chilling requirement of approximately 500 to 550 hours below approximately 45° F. The asexually reproduced variety is reliably propagated vegetatively.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of southern highbush blueberry plant named ‘TH-682’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21222 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.