US Plant Patent PP27440
WG32
Tangerine tree named ‘WG32’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends January 16, 2035.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 15, 2034. This patent earned 93 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP27440
- Filed
- October 15, 2014
- Granted
- December 6, 2016
- Expires
- January 16, 2035
- Inventor
- ROE BILL
Abstract
A new and distinct Citrus reticulata cultivar named ‘WG32’ is disclosed, characterized by having distinctive oblate shaped fruit with a distinctive stem end nipple. Trees fruit heavily, producing both large and below average sized fruit, with different peeling characteristics. The new cultivar is a Citrus reticulata , useful for commercial fruit production.
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What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct Tangerine tree named ‘WG32’ as herein illustrated and described.
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