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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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP33477, the photograph of FL 16.78-109 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP33477, 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
PP33477
Filed
August 4, 2020
Granted
September 14, 2021
Expires
August 4, 2040
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.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP33477 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.