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US Plant Patent PP24394

Mayflower

Strawberry plant named ‘Mayflower’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 25, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 15, 2032. This patent earned 223 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24394, the photograph of Mayflower printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24394, 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
PP24394
Filed
February 15, 2012
Granted
April 22, 2014
Expires
September 25, 2032
Inventor
SIMPSON DAVID W

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of strawberry plant ‘Mayflower’ characterized by its firm berries that are tolerant to rain, and bright red in color and by its vigorous growth habit with tolerance to Phytophthora cactorum.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of strawberry plant named ‘Mayflower’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP24394 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.