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US Plant Patent PP12577

Canterbury

Strawberry plant named ‘Canterbury’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 12, 2019. 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 PP12577, the photograph of Canterbury printed in the patent.
Figure 4 from US Plant Patent PP12577, 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
PP12577
Filed
October 12, 1999
Granted
April 23, 2002
Expires
October 12, 2019
Assignee
DRISCOLL STRAWBERRY ASS INC
Inventor
AMORAO AMADO Q; SOLIS JR ARNOLDO; SJULIN THOMAS M

Abstract

This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of strawberry named ‘Canterbury’. The variety is similar to the varieties ‘Coronada’ and ‘San Miguel’. The variety is distinguished from ‘Coronado’ and ‘San Miguel’, in particular, by its upright to globose habit, very strong plant vigor, high density, obtuse shape of the terminal leaflet base, medium to dense petiole pubescence, its inflorescence being positioned level with the leaves, very slight to slight difference in the shapes of the primary and secondary fruits, absent or very weak unevenness of surface, strong sweetness, and fine texture when tasted.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of strawberry plant, substantially as shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12577 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.