US Patent Issued to RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL on Sept. 29 for "Lettuce variety 44-CL5001 RZ" (Dutch Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,745,724, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V. (De Lier, Netherlands).

"Lettuce variety 44-CL5001 RZ" was invented by Cornelis Marinus Moor (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 44-CL5001 RZ. The present invention also relates to a Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the 44-CL5001 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 44-CL5001 RZ."

The patent was filed on May 15, 2023, under Application No. 18/317,296.

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