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US Plant Patent PP20027

Sweetcrisp

‘Sweetcrisp’ southern highbush blueberry plant

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 26, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 30, 2025. This patent earned 177 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP20027, the photograph of Sweetcrisp printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20027, 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
PP20027
Filed
November 30, 2005
Granted
May 26, 2009
Expires
May 26, 2026
Assignee
FLORIDA FOUND SEED PRODUCERS INC
Inventor
LYRENE PAUL M

Abstract

A new and distinct low-chill southern highbush ( Vaccinium corymbosum ) cultivar. Its novelty lies in the following unique combination of features. 1. Has a chilling requirement of only 200 to 300 hrs. below 7° C. 2. Produces a vigorous bush with good survival in the field. 3. Produces berries that are unusually sweet and firm.

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

1. A new and distinct southern highbush blueberry plant, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by having a low-chill, vigorous plant with good survival in the field and an extremely firm, sweet berry.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20027 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.