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US Plant Patent PP23798

RUBILAM

Sweet cherry tree named ‘RUBILAM’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 29, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 2, 2031. This patent earned 364 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23798, the photograph of RUBILAM printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23798, 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
PP23798
Filed
March 2, 2011
Granted
August 6, 2013
Expires
February 29, 2032
Assignee
Agro Selections Fruits, MAILLARD ARSENE, MAILLARD LAURENCE
Inventor
MAILLARD ARSENE; MAILLARD LAURENCE

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of sweet cherry tree. The following features of the tree and its fruit are characterized with the heavy and regular production of large size fruit, with very good flavor and eating quality, with an attractive pink red skin color and with good handling and storage quality.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of sweet cherry tree, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its fruit and especially by its large size, its bright red skin color, its firmness, good flavor and eating quality; the fruit is further characterized by its good handling and storage qualities.

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