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Charlotte's Web Secures U.S. Utility Patents for Two New Hemp Varietals with Superior Cannabinoid Expression
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Charlotte's Web Secures U.S. Utility Patents for Two New Hemp Varietals with Superior Cannabinoid Expression\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n BOULDER, Colo.\n \n ,\n \n Jan. 12, 2021\n \n /CNW/ - (TSX: CWEB) (OTCQX: CWBHF) Charlotte's Web Holdings, Inc. (\"Charlotte's Web\" or the \"Company\"), the market leader in hemp CBD wellness products, announces that Charlotte's Web, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary, has been granted U.S. Utility Patents for its hemp genetics by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The newly issued patents cover two of the Company's new feminized seed hybrid hemp varieties developed under the Company's breeding program; 'Kirsche' (US Patent No. 10,888,060) and 'Lindorea' (US Patent No. 10,888,059).  'Lindorea' and 'Kirsche' are the world's first two allowed U.S. Utility Patents reading on feminized hybrid hemp plants.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Company now has earned a total of five U.S. hemp variety patent grants: one Plant Patent and four Utility Patents as it advances the science of hemp horticulture.\n \n \n \"Achieving the first patented hemp hybrids demonstrates that it is possible to improve hemp through similar methods as other agronomic crops using natural breeding techniques.  We believe that 'Kirsche' and 'Lindorea' are some of the hardiest botanical hemp varietals under cultivation.\" said Bear Reel, Charlotte's Web vice president of cultivation and R&D and the developer of the new varietals.\n \n \n 'Kirsche,' having a naturally rich phytochemical profile and good disease resistance, has an excellent plant structure and a flower-to-stem ratio that is compatible with mechanical harvesting innovations. 'Lindorea,' developed for the\n \n Kentucky\n \n climate, exhibits broad resistance to fungal pathogens in the North and South Appalachian regions but also in the wetter autumn climate in Ore. while delivering record breaking yields.\n \n \n \"The 'Kirsche' and 'Lindorea' U.S. patents represent more than four years of scientific resea...