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US Plant Patent PP21380

Sweet Eve

Strawberry plant named ‘Sweet Eve’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 21, 2029.

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 PP21380, the photograph of Sweet Eve printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21380, 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
PP21380
Filed
January 21, 2009
Granted
October 12, 2010
Expires
January 21, 2029
Assignee
EDWARD VINSON LTD
Inventor
VINSON PETER EDWARD; WARREN SIMON PETER

Abstract

This invention relates to a new and distinctive day-neutral cultivar, designated as ‘Sweet Eve’, primarily adapted to the growing conditions in the United Kingdom. This day-neutral (everbearing) cultivar is primarily characterized by an upright growth habit, a medium to large fruit size having superior uniformity, berries exhibiting a glossy bright orange-red appearance, significantly better flavored, aromatic berries, significantly firmer fruit skin, increased numbers of flower trusses and fruit trusses per plant, very moderate petiole pubescence, and an early to mid season production with substantial yields.

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 ‘Sweet Eve’ substantially as herein described and illustrated by the characteristics set forth above.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21380 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.