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US Plant Patent PP16859

Brunswick

Strawberry variety named ‘Brunswick’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 17, 2022. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 2, 2024, but this patent ends 656 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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16859, the photograph of Brunswick printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16859, 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
PP16859
Filed
February 2, 2004
Granted
July 25, 2006
Expires
April 17, 2022
Assignee
CA MINISTER AGRICULTURE & FOOD
Inventor
JAMIESON ANDREW R

Abstract

This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of strawberry ( Fragaria ananassa ) named ‘Brunswick’ characterized by its large petals, large calyx, ovoid fruit, and resistance to powdery mildew. The invention is distinct from other varieties, but most similar to ‘Cavendish’ and ‘Honeoye’.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. The new and distinct variety of strawberry plant named ‘Brunswick’ as described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16859 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.