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US Plant Patent PP17404

MNUS 138

Strawberry plant named ‘MNUS 138’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 24, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 6, 2025. This patent earned 171 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17404, the photograph of MNUS 138 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17404, 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
PP17404
Filed
April 6, 2005
Granted
February 13, 2007
Expires
September 24, 2025
Assignee
US AGRICULTURE
Inventor
LUBY JAMES J; WILDUNG DAVID K; GALLETTA NADA; MAAS JOHN L; ENNS JOHN M

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Junebearing (short day) strawberry plant ‘MNUS 138’ combining the characteristics of early season ripening, high yield, excellent survival in cold temperatures, resistance to powdery mildew and red steel root rot and moderate resistance to fungal leaf spot and leaf scorch. ‘MNUS 138’ yields strawberries characterized by moderately firm flesh, a glossy appearance, moderately tough skin, and a pleasing taste with suitable use in pick-your-own production and home gardens.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Strawberry plant named ‘MNUS 138’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17404 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.