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US Plant Patent PP23745

MERIT

Strawberry plant named ‘MERIT’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 8, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 10, 2030. This patent earned 363 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23745, the photograph of MERIT printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23745, 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
PP23745
Filed
December 10, 2010
Granted
July 16, 2013
Expires
December 8, 2031
Assignee
PLANT SCIENCES INC, BERRY R & D INC, NELSON MICHAEL D, NELSON STEVEN D, ACKERMAN STEPHEN M
Inventor
ACKERMAN STEPHEN M; NELSON STEVEN D; NELSON MICHAEL D

Abstract

This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of strawberry plant named ‘MERIT’. This new strawberry plant named ‘MERIT’ is primarily adapted to the growing conditions of the central coast of California, and is primarily characterized by its small fruit size; orange red to red fruit color; uniformly shaped conical berries; and small sized plant.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of Fragaria ananassa named ‘MERIT’, as herein described and illustrated by the characteristics set forth above.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23745 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.