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US Plant Patent PP30011

IFG Cher-three

Sweet cherry tree named ‘IFG Cher-three’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 20, 2037.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 13, 2037. This patent earned 7 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP30011, the photograph of IFG Cher-three printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP30011, 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
PP30011
Filed
February 13, 2017
Granted
December 25, 2018
Expires
February 20, 2037
Assignee
CAIN DAVID, INT FRUIT GENETICS LLC
Inventor
CAIN DAVID

Abstract

This invention is a new and distinct sweet cherry tree denominated ‘IFG Cher-three’. The new sweet cherry tree is characterized by producing medium sized dark red fruits having reniform shape. Fruits ripen early about Apr. 23, 2014 in Delano Calif. The ‘IFG Cher-three’ has very firm, medium acid fruit with a good cherry flavor. Fruits are tolerant of rain induced cracking and high temperature induced double fruit. The tree has a medium low chilling requirement of approximately 300 to 400 hours.

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

What is claimed: 1. A new and distinct variety of sweet cherry tree as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP30011 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.