US Plant Patent PP7881

Sharon

Strawberry plant Sharon

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 6, 2010. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 25, 2011, but this patent ends 506 days earlier — a terminal disclaimer gives term back. A source that calculates twenty years from filing would tell you this plant is still protected when it is already free.

The record

Patent number: PP7881
Filed: July 25, 1991
Granted: June 9, 1992
Expires: March 6, 2010

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of strawberry (Fragaria L.) called "Sharon" is disclosed. The variety is a cross between "Rachel" and "Chandler", which results in a variety that flowers several months earlier than other known and available 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 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 PP7881 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.