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US Plant Patent PP12817

Marathon

Strawberry plant named ‘Marathon’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 15, 2019. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 5 of US plant patent PP12817, the photograph of Marathon printed in the patent.
Figure 5 from US Plant Patent PP12817, 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
PP12817
Filed
September 15, 1999
Granted
July 30, 2002
Expires
September 15, 2019
Assignee
DRISCOLL STRAWBERRY ASS INC
Inventor
GILFORD KRISTIE L; MOWREY BRUCE D; GARCIA JORGE CAMPOS; SJULIN THOMAS M; KODAMA LARRY T

Abstract

This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of strawberry named ‘Marathon’, botanically identified as Fragaria×ananassa. The closest known varieties are ‘Key Largo’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,649), ‘Captiva’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 11,277, allowed) and ‘Mirador’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 11,279, allowed). The new variety is a partially everbearing fruit bearing variety. The variety is distinguished from ‘Key Largo’, ‘Captiva’ and ‘Mirador’ by its strong plant vigor, concave to flat cross section of the leaf, medium leaf blistering, same size diameter of inner to outer calyx, broader than longer fruit ratio length/width, large fruit size and cordate fruit shape.

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 variety of strawberry plant, substantially as shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12817 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.