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US Plant Patent PP29824

Florida EV2

Sweet orange tree named ‘Florida EV2’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 14, 2036.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 13, 2036. This patent earned 275 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP29824, the photograph of Florida EV2 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP29824, 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
PP29824
Filed
January 13, 2016
Granted
November 13, 2018
Expires
October 14, 2036
Assignee
FLORIDA FOUND SEED PRODUCERS INC
Inventor
GROSSER JUDE W

Abstract

The new and distinct sweet orange tree described herein originated as a ‘Valencia’ somaclone tree regenerated from protoplasts isolated from an embryogenic suspension culture of standard ‘Valencia’ ( Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck). ‘Florida EV2’ is a true ‘Valencia’ sweet orange with an altered maturity date that allows for harvest 8-12 weeks earlier than traditional ‘Valencia’ trees.

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

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

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP29824 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.