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US Plant Patent PP35443

DW18-04

Vaccinium plant named ‘DW18-04’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 28, 2042.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP35443, the photograph of DW18-04 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP35443, 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
PP35443
Filed
September 28, 2022
Granted
October 31, 2023
Expires
September 28, 2042
Assignee
WEBER GENETICS LLC
Inventor
WEBER DAVID

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Vaccinium plant named ‘DW18-04’ is disclosed, characterized by an upright and spreading plant habit, vigorous growth and semi-deciduous habit in Florida. Fruit is very firm, with an average firmness of 333 g/mm. The new variety shows tolerance for wet soil conditions. Fruit yield is exceptionally high, with fruit ripening early, with first harvest in mid-March in Central Florida. Fruit is globose, 18 to 25 mm in diameter with an attractive waxy coating. The new variety is a Vaccinium , and is normally used for commercial fruit production.

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 plant named ‘DW18-04’ as herein illustrated and described.

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