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US Plant Patent PP25432

RIDLEY 1403

Vaccinium hybrid plant named ‘RIDLEY 1403’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 3, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 13, 2032. This patent earned 141 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25432, the photograph of RIDLEY 1403 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25432, 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
PP25432
Filed
November 13, 2012
Granted
April 14, 2015
Expires
April 3, 2033
Assignee
MOUNTAIN BLUE ORCHARDS PTY LTD
Inventor
BELL RIDLEY

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Vaccinium hybrid plant named ‘RIDLEY 1403’, characterized by its combination of upright to semi-upright plant growth habit and strong plant growth vigor, evergreen foliage, very early flowering, early to medium time of ripening of fruit, very large fruit size, medium firm fruit suited to handling, attractive dark blue fruit color, flavorsome fruit with good sweetness and acidity balance and a small dry picking scar. This combination results in high quality fruit with larger size than other varieties.

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 Vaccinium hybrid plant named ‘RIDLEY 1403’, substantially as herein shown and described.

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