ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,677,771, issued on July 14, was assigned to RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V. (De Lier, Netherlands).
"Lettuce variety 42-BU1212 RZ" was invented by Willem Van Vliet (De Lier, Netherlands) and Martijn Christiaan Olij (De Lier, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a Lactuca sativa seed designated 42-BU1212 RZ. The present invention also relates to a Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the 42-BU1212 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 42-BU1212 RZ."
The patent was filed on July 21, 2023, under Application No. ...