# US 8,772,580 B2 · Cuervo lettuce variety

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- Number: US 8,772,580 B2
- Document ID: US8772580B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/449,193
- Filed: 2012-04-17
- Published: 2013-10-17
- Granted: 2014-07-08
- Earliest claimed: 2012-04-17
- Assignees: Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
- Applicants: Melvin Oris Holland
- Inventors: Melvin Oris Holland
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8772580B2

## CPC

- A01H 6/1472: {Lactuca sativa [lettuce]}
- A01H 5/12: Leaves
- A01H: NEW PLANTS OR {NON-TRANSGENIC} PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES

## Abstract

A new lettuce variety designated ‘Cuervo’ is described. ‘Cuervo’ is a butterhead lettuce variety exhibiting stability and uniformity.

## Claims

### Claim 1

Lettuce seed designated as ‘Cuervo’, representative sample of seed having been deposited under ATCC Accession Number PTA-12988.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A lettuce plant produced by growing the seed of claim 1.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

A plant part from the plant of claim 2.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The plant part of claim 3 wherein said part is a head, a leaf, or a portion thereof.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

A lettuce plant having all the physiological and morphological characteristics of the lettuce plant of claim 2.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

A plant part from the plant of claim 5.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The plant part of claim 6, wherein said part is a head, a leaf, or a portion thereof.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

An F1 hybrid lettuce plant having ‘Cuervo’ as a parent where ‘Cuervo’ is grown from the seed of claim 1.

### Claim 9 (depends on 2)

Pollen or an ovule of the plant of claim 2.

### Claim 10 (depends on 2)

A tissue culture of the plant of claim 2.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

A lettuce plant regenerated from the tissue culture of claim 10, wherein the plant has all of the morphological and physiological characteristics of lettuce variety ‘Cuervo’.

### Claim 12 (depends on 2)

A method of making lettuce seeds, said method comprising crossing the plant of claim 2 with another lettuce plant and harvesting seed therefrom.

### Claim 13

A method of making lettuce variety ‘Cuervo’, said method comprising selecting seeds from the cross of one ‘Cuervo’ plant with another ‘Cuervo’ plant, a representative sample of ‘Cuervo’ lettuce seed having been deposited under ATTC Accession No. PTA-12988.