US Plant Patent PP19342

FLX-1

Southern highbush blueberry plant named ‘FLX-1’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 23, 2027.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP19342
Filed: October 23, 2007
Granted: October 14, 2008
Expires: October 23, 2027
Assignee: UNIV FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Inventor: LYRENE PAUL M

Abstract

A southern highblush blueberry ( Vaccinium corymblosum ) cultivar particularly distinguished by having a medium-low chilling requirement (400 to 500 hours below 7° C.) producing a vigorous bush with good survival in the field, early ripening (50% ripe berries in north Florida by May 1) and berries that are large, sweet and firm.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of southern highbush blueberry plant as shown and described herein.

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