ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,772,942, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V. (De Lier, Netherlands).
"Lettuce variety 79-IN3978 RZ" was invented by Clement Michel Bernard Morice (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 79-IN3978 RZ. The present invention also relates to a Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the 79-IN3978 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 79-IN3978 RZ."
The patent was filed on Aug. 8, 2024, under Application No. 18/797,962.
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