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US Plant Patent PP26709

Fronteras

Strawberry plant named ‘Fronteras’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 18, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 10, 2034. This patent earned 67 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26709, the photograph of Fronteras printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26709, 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
PP26709
Filed
February 10, 2014
Granted
May 10, 2016
Expires
April 18, 2034
Assignee
UNIV CALIFORNIA
Inventor
LARSON KIRK D; SHAW DOUGLAS V

Abstract

‘Fronteras’ is a short-day (June bearing) cultivar similar to ‘Camarosa’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,708), but with greater productivity, higher quality fruit, and earlier production; it is similar to ‘Ventana’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 13,469) and ‘Benicia’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 22,542), but with somewhat later production, a larger plant, larger fruit size, and higher quality fruit.

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 cultivar of strawberry plant having the characteristics substantially as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26709 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.