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US Plant Patent PP29441

Opera

Strawberry plant named ‘Opera’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 11, 2036.

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

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP29441, the photograph of Opera printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP29441, 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
PP29441
Filed
May 11, 2016
Granted
July 3, 2018
Expires
May 11, 2036
Inventor
MEULENBROEK EGBERTUS JOSEPH

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Strawberry plant named ‘Opera’, characterized by its compact and semi-upright plant habit; moderately vigorous to vigorous growth habit; uniform fruit ripening; large broadly rounded to conical fruits that are glossy and red in color; pleasant fruit aroma and taste; excellent fruit postharvest longevity; and moderately resistant to Verticillium dahliae and 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 Strawberry plant named ‘Opera’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP29441 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.