Giant pumpkin

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The giant squash, having the pseudonym "giant pumpkins" for its orange phenotype. Also, Atlantic Giant was a pseudonym associated with the giant squash in 1986, and a 1997-present US trademark. The squash has had numerous pseudonyms associated with it over the centuries. It has gotten larger, especially since the 1980's. It was up to 400 pounds in 1900, 500 pounds in the 1970's, and 1,000 pounds in 1995. 1,500 pounds were seen with the passage of another 10 years, and a one-ton fruit was announced in 2012.

Atlantic Giant

Atlantic Giant is a pseudonym associated with the giant squash in 1986 (US PVP 8500204), and a 1997-present US trademark. It is a name only, and it is restricted (only since 1997-present). It is not a restriction on the giant squash (never has been). It simply cannot be associated with agricultural seed. It pertains only to agricultural seed, not fruit.^[1]^[2]

Dill's Atlantic Giant

Not to be confused with Atlantic Giant is “Dill’s” Atlantic Giant, which is a permanent US legal pseudonym, according to PVP 8500204, for the giant squash, when it produces squash that are approximately 175 pounds, oblong, golden orange, et cetera. It is a form of the giant squash, but it is not restricted. The only restriction is that the name must be used if selling it. It is still fraudulently marketed by US seed companies as the (general) giant squash.

Implications

With the unprecedented PVP and trademark came apparently unprecedented (illegal) threats against US marketers of the giant squash by the recipient of the PVP and trademark, which can be clarified by noting the limits of the restrictions. This is easily done by summarizing that at no time has there ever been a restriction (at least in the US) over the giant squash, except for seed producing fruit of the solitary size, shape, and time frame mentioned above; otherwise, it is and has always been public property known as the giant squash, and can and has been commercialized by anyone, and no one can claim exclusive use of it. Anyone has otherwise always had the right to market this squash as their own product. Not only was the restriction marginalized by the size and time frame, but by the reality that at least most of the heaviest squashes throughout the history have originated from the round phenotype, as there is a thoroughly attributed inherent tendency to select it.

Giant Pumpkins

“Giant pumpkins” is a pseudonym for the orange phenotype of the giant squash. The squash has gotten larger, especially since the 1980s. It was up to 400 pounds in 1900, 500 pounds in the 1970s, and 1,000 pounds in 1995. 1,500 pounds were seen with the passage of another 10 years, and a one-ton fruit was announced in 2012. The heaviest has been 2,300 pounds (1,000 kg) (2013, growing in Switzerland).^[3]

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