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US Plant Patent PP19763

Galletta

Strawberry plant named ‘Galletta’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 25, 2028.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 24, 2028. This patent earned 1 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP19763, the photograph of Galletta printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19763, 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
PP19763
Filed
January 24, 2008
Granted
February 24, 2009
Expires
January 25, 2028
Inventor
BALLINGTON JAMES R

Abstract

Fragaria×ananassa Duchense ‘Galletta’ is a new and distinct variety of strawberry plant that has the following unique combination of desirable features that are outstanding in a new variety. 1. Early ripening and large fruit size. 2. Yields equal to standard cultivars that are main season ripening. 3. Very attractive symmetrical fruit with deep red skin color and medium red flesh. 4. Good fruit quality, flesh firmness and skin toughness. 5. Broad plant adaptation in the southeastern US.

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1. A new and distinct variety of commercial strawberry plant ( Fragaria×ananassa Duchense) substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its early season ripening, large fruit size, high yields, very attractive symmetrical good quality fruit with good flesh firmness and skin toughness, deep red skin color and medium red flesh color, and broad adaptation across the southeastern US.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP19763 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.