US Plant Patent PP8746
Ofra
Strawberry plant Ofra
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired January 22, 2012. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.
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
- PP8746
- Filed
- January 22, 1992
- Granted
- May 24, 1994
- Expires
- January 22, 2012
- Assignee
- VOLCANI CENTER STATE OF ISRAEL
- Inventor
- IZHAR SHAMAY; IZSAK EVA
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of strawberry (Fragaria L.) called "Ofra" is disclosed. The variety is a cross between "Parker" and "111", which results in a variety that flowers several months earlier than most other known strawberry varieties.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
What is claimed is: 1. A new distinct variety of strawberry plant substantially as illustrated and described and distinguished as being able to grow in September and produce fruit starting in November and lasting until summer, with fruit having a good taste and shape and a long shelf life.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP8746 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.