US Plant Patent PP21415
Reliance
Strawberry plant named ‘Reliance’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends May 29, 2029.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record
- Patent number
- PP21415
- Filed
- May 29, 2009
- Granted
- October 26, 2010
- Expires
- May 29, 2029
- Assignee
- PLANT SCIENCES INC, BERRY R & D INC
- Inventor
- ACKERMAN STEPHEN M; NELSON STEVEN D; NELSON MICHAEL D
Abstract
This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of strawberry plant named ‘RELIANCE’. This new strawberry plant named ‘RELIANCE’ is primarily adapted to the growing conditions of the central coast of California, and is primarily characterized by its large to very large fruit size; red to dark red fruit color; high productivity; medium sized plant; calyx that tends to be more equal to the diameter of the fruit; uniformly shaped, conical berries with good flavor; and relatively short fruiting trusses.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
1. A new and distinct strawberry plant named ‘RELIANCE’, as herein described and illustrated by the characteristics set forth above.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21415 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.