ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,501, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Bejo Zaden B.V. (Warmenhuizen, Netherlands) and De Groot en Slot B.V. (Broek op Langedijk, Netherlands).
"Garlic variety 'BGS 352'" was invented by Timo Christiaan Petter (Warmenhuizen, Netherlands) and Lennaert Crispijn Aardse (Broek op Langedijk, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein is garlic variety 'BGS 352,' including seeds thereof and methods of using the variety to generate additional garlic varieties. The variety is characterized by its color, size, and shape."
The patent was filed on June 5, 2023, under Application No. 18/329,290.
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