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US Plant Patent PP29988

IFG Cher-two

Sweet cherry tree named ‘IFG Cher-two’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 19, 2037.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 31, 2037. This patent earned 19 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP29988, the photograph of IFG Cher-two printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP29988, 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
PP29988
Filed
January 31, 2017
Granted
December 18, 2018
Expires
February 19, 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-two’. The new sweet cherry tree is characterized by producing large dark red fruits having broad shoulders and flat to round base. Fruits ripen early, about Apr. 14, 2014 in Delano Calif. The ‘IFG Cher-two’ has medium firm, medium acid fruit with a good cherry flavor. The tree has a medium low chilling requirement of approximately 300 to 500 hours. Fruits are tolerant of high summer temperatures and produce few doubled or spurred fruits.

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 PP29988 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.