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US Plant Patent PP12377

Gem Star

Strawberry plant called ‘Gem Star’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 4, 2020. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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

Figure 4 of US plant patent PP12377, the photograph of Gem Star printed in the patent.
Figure 4 from US Plant Patent PP12377, 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
PP12377
Filed
February 4, 2000
Granted
January 29, 2002
Expires
February 4, 2020
Inventor
CHANG PEGGY PAI-CHI

Abstract

‘Gem Star’ is a new and distinct short-day cultivar of strawberry plant, which produces large ,nice shape ,very glossy and good flavor fruits. Compare to ‘Chandler’, ‘Gem Star’ produces more consistent conic to long conic fruit shape, larger primary fruit and the color is lighter red. ‘Gem Star’ is a vigorous plant, anthracnose crown rot tolerant, early production, high yield, easy to harvest and good flavor. This variety is adapted to growing in the major fruit production areas of the Southeastern United States.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of strawberry plant named ‘Gem Star’, as herein described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12377 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.