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US Plant Patent PP13255

BG-625

Strawberry plant named ‘BG-625’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 28, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 17, 2021. This patent earned 11 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP13255, the photograph of BG-625 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP13255, 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
PP13255
Filed
April 17, 2001
Granted
November 19, 2002
Expires
April 28, 2021
Assignee
BERRY GENETICS INC
Inventor
NELSON STEVEN D; NELSON MICHAEL D; STOECKLE LEE W

Abstract

This invention relates to a new and distinct winter planted short day variety of strawberry known as "BG-625'. This new variety is primarily adapted to the growing conditions of the southern coast of California. Its strong vigorous plant with large uniformly shaped fruit particularly characterizes the new variety. The fruit is medium to light in color and tends to develop raised seeds at times. Fruit size and production tends to fall off late in the season while the peak is relatively strong during the months of March through April.

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 strawberry variety as herein described and illustrated by the

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP13255 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.