ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,740,539, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Enza Zaden Beheer B.V. (Enkhuizen, Netherlands).

"Hybrid tomato variety 'E15B51286'" was invented by Enric Simon Figuerola (Almeria, Spain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Hybrid tomato varieties designated 'E15B51286' and 'E15B51289' are disclosed. The disclosure relates to, among other things, seeds, plants, and methods for producing other tomato lines, cultivars, or hybrids, derived from hybrid tomato varieties 'E15B51286' and 'E15B51289'."

The patent was filed on Aug. 17, 2023, under Application No. 18/235,138.

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