A federal judge rejects the ‘Glory’ cherry patent

05 Sep 2024
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A federal judge has ruled that a cherry variety patented by a Washington farmer is identical to a cultivar previously developed by the Canadian government.

Image 1: Staccato cherry variety.

District Judge Stanley Bastian has determined that the “Glory” cherries patented by Gordon Goodwin of Wenatchee, Wash, are no different from the “Staccato” trees developed by the Summerland Research and Development Centre of the Canadian government in British Columbia.

Source: Capital Press
Images: SL Fruit Service; World Fresh

Mateusz Perkowski


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