US Plant Patent PP7172
Irvine
Strawberry plant called Irvine
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired November 9, 2008. 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.
The record
- Patent number
- PP7172
- Filed
- November 9, 1988
- Granted
- February 27, 1990
- Expires
- November 9, 2008
Abstract
This invention relates to a new and distinct day-neutral variety of strawberry plant called 'Irvine'. The variety has a chilling requirement lower than 'Selva'. It has a high yield and produces a large, firm fruit which is symmetrical and ranges from conic medium to flat and wedgy in shape. The variety is quite flexible in that it can be planted commercially or in the home garden and the fruit is recommended for the fresh market or for processing. The fruit of 'Irvine' is juicier and has a better flavor than 'Selva'.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
We claim: 1. The new and distinct variety of strawberry plant herein described and illustrated and identified by the characteristics enumerated above.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP7172 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.