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US Plant Patent PP12423

Cal Giant 4

Strawberry plant named ‘Cal Giant 4’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 31, 2020. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 10, 2020. This patent earned 52 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 4 of US plant patent PP12423, the photograph of Cal Giant 4 printed in the patent.
Figure 4 from US Plant Patent PP12423, 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
PP12423
Filed
July 10, 2000
Granted
February 26, 2002
Expires
August 31, 2020
Assignee
CALIFORNIA GIANT INC
Inventor
SMALL DAVID W

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of strawberry plant named ‘Cal Giant 4’ that produces equivalent yields of exceptionally high quality fruit in both fumigated and non-fumigated conditions, is tolerant of many common root, foliar, and fruit diseases and pests, produces exceptionally well-pollinated fruit in inclement conditions, maintains exceptional size and shape throughout the harvest season, and has exceptional flavor.

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

What is claimed: 1. A new and distinct strawberry plant designated ‘Cal Giant 4’ as herein described

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12423 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.