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US Plant Patent PP16476

Abundance

Blueberry plant called ‘Abundance’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 21, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 21, 2024. This patent earned 214 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16476, the photograph of Abundance printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16476, 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
PP16476
Filed
June 21, 2004
Granted
April 25, 2006
Expires
January 21, 2025
Assignee
FLORIDA FOUND SEED PRODUCERS INC
Inventor
LYRENE PAUL M

Abstract

A new and distinct southern highbush blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum ) variety. Its novelty lies in the following unique combination of features: 1. Has a low chilling requirement. 2. Produces a vigorous, upright bush. 3. Produces large, medium-blue berries with a small dry picking scar and high firmness. 4. Is capable of high yields of berries that ripen before May 20 in northeast Florida.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct southern highbush blueberry plant, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by having a vigorous, highly productive bush, a large, high-quality berry, and a low chilling requirement.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16476 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.