US Plant Patent PP20648
DONNA
Strawberry plant named ‘DONNA’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends January 30, 2028.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 3, 2027. This patent earned 211 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP20648
- Filed
- July 3, 2007
- Granted
- January 19, 2010
- Expires
- January 30, 2028
- Assignee
- DARBONNE PEPINIERE SAS
- Inventor
- PIERRON-DARBONNE ALEXANDRE
Abstract
The present invention relates to a new and distinct strawberry variety. The varietal denomination of the new variety is ‘DONNA’. Among the characteristics which appear to distinguish the new variety from other varieties are a combination of traits which include inflorescence that appears level with to above the foliage and abundant production of red colored, conical to wedged shaped, firm fruit, and medium fruit size.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
1. A new Fragaria×ananassa plant named ‘DONNA’, substantially as shown and described.
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