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US Plant Patent PP36212

NC4499

Vaccinium plant named ‘NC4499’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 21, 2044.

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 PP36212, the photograph of NC4499 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP36212, 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
PP36212
Filed
February 21, 2024
Granted
October 22, 2024
Expires
February 21, 2044
Assignee
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Inventor
BALLINGTON JR JAMES RALPH; ASHRAFI HUDSON

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Vaccinium plant named ‘NC4499’ is disclosed, characterized by attractive glaucous light blue-green foliage, and self-pollinating flowers developing into light blue fruit. Fruit is juicy and sweet. The new variety shows long-term survival under field conditions, and a heightened resistance to blueberry leaf rust. Plants are semi-evergreen in the Southeastern United States and maintain an attractive tidy shape long-term, including without pruning. Plants are suitable for pruning. The new variety is a Vaccinium , normally used as an ornamental garden or landscape plant.

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 ‘NC4499’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP36212 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.