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US Plant Patent PP24512

Buddy

Strawberry plant named ‘Buddy’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 17, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 29, 2032. This patent earned 49 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24512, the photograph of Buddy printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24512, 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
PP24512
Filed
August 29, 2012
Granted
June 3, 2014
Expires
October 17, 2032
Inventor
SIMPSON DAVID WILLIAM; WHITEHOUSE ADAM BARRIE; JOHNSON ABIGAIL WENDY

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of strawberry plant named ‘Buddy’ particularly characterized by an everbearing plant with good vigor, producing attractive, glossy berries with excellent eating quality, is disclosed.

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 variety of strawberry plant named ‘Buddy’ as described and shown herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP24512 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.