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["William C. Garthright" <billg@inebraska.com>]

> Searching the patent office for “pixie AND crunch AND apple” turned up 
> no results. Is it patented under another name?

According to the original posting, Pixie Crunch is the trademarked name, 
not the patent name:

"A little Googling and patent search reveals that Pixie Crunch (TM) is a 
trademarked name, which in turn represents the Co-Op 33 cultivar out of 
Purdue, which is patented as PP 13,871, with patent application date 
December 21, 2001. (Patent issued June 2003.)"

Bill

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