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US Plant Patent PP18658

Driscoll Pacifica

Raspberry plant named ‘Driscoll Pacifica’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 8, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 6, 2026. This patent earned 122 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18658, the photograph of Driscoll Pacifica printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18658, 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
PP18658
Filed
January 6, 2006
Granted
March 25, 2008
Expires
May 8, 2026
Assignee
DRISCOLL STRAWBERRY ASS INC
Inventor
FEAR CARLOS; HARRISON RICK

Abstract

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of raspberry plant named ‘Driscoll Pacifica’. The new cultivar is distinguished from other raspberry cultivars by its fruit firmness, consistent large fruit size and high yield. The new cultivar is distinguished from its parent by having better flavored fruit and larger fruit.

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

1. A new and distinctive cultivar of raspberry plant, substantially as shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18658 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.