ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. PP37,295, issued on March 3, was assigned to RETE ITALIAN VARIETY CLUB (Locorotondo, Italy).
"Grapevine plant named 'IVC AN1'" was invented by Carlo Fideghelli (Locorotondo, Italy), Costantino Silvio Pirolo (Locorotondo, Italy), Vincenzo Roseti (Saracena, Italy) and Nicola Borracci (Rutigliano, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of grapevine plant named 'IVC AN1'. The new variety is primarily adapted to the growing conditions of the temperate or dry areas, e.g. southern Italy, with low rainfall and low disease pressure (namely downy mildew), with winter minimum temperatures down to 10de...