US Plant Patent PP33477
FL 16.78-109
Strawberry plant named ‘FL 16.78-109’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends August 4, 2040.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record
- Patent number
- PP33477
- Filed
- August 4, 2020
- Granted
- September 14, 2021
- Expires
- August 4, 2040
- Assignee
- FLORIDA FOUND SEED PRODUCERS INC
- Inventor
- WHITAKER VANCE M
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of strawberry (Fragaria X ananassa), which originated from seed produced by a hand-pollinated cross between ‘FL 12.90-53’ and ‘FL 14.29-62’. The new strawberry, named ‘FL 16.78-109’, can be distinguished at least by its white internal fruit color when fully ripe; white to light pink external fruit color when fully ripe; consistent conical shape; and low acid content when grown in West Central Florida or other regions that have a climate similar to that of West Central Florida.
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 strawberry plant named ‘FL 16.78-109’ as illustrated and described herein.
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