Invitations to Negotiate

Current Invitations to Negotiate

ITN08-22: 'Florida Rose' Blueberry Cultivar- Territory of the United States
Announcement Date: Thursday, October 9, 2008
Deadline: Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 5:00pm EST
Click here for more information and to apply for an exclusive license



FFSP is now accepting proposals for an exclusive license of the 'Florida Rose' blueberry cultivar in the territory of the United States.  'Florida Rose' is a rabbiteye blueberry cultivar developed by the blueberry breeding program at the University of Florida and is intended for use in novelty markets, since its mature fruit are a distinctive and unique bright pink color. 'Florida Rose' is registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, under the Plant Patent PP14,485.

All interested companies are encouraged to apply through the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) process.  In order to apply, you must first complete and fax the Acknowledgment Form to John Beuttenmuller at Fax #352-392-4965 (you will find the Acknowledgment Form on the last page of the packet found here).  After we receive the Acknowledgment Form, we will send your company a questionnaire to fill out and submit as your proposal.

All proposals must be received by FFSP before 5pm EST on Thursday, November 20, 2008.  Proposals received after this time will not be accepted or considered.

NOTE: Submission of an Acknowledgment Form, proposal, and/or questionnaire does not guarantee that FFSP will enter into a license agreement with your company or any other company.

Various Blueberry Cultivars- Territory of New Zealand
Announcement Date: Thursday, October 2, 2008
Deadline: Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 5:00pm EST
See below for more information and to apply for an exclusive license

FFSP is now accepting proposals for an exclusive license of the 'Abundance,' 'Primadonna,' 'Snowchaser,' 'Springhigh,' and 'Sweetcrisp' blueberry cultivars in the license territory of New Zealand (please click on the corresponding ITN number for more information):

            ITN08-23: Abundance (New Zealand)
            ITN08-24: Primadonna (New Zealand)
            ITN08-25: Snowchaser (New Zealand)
            ITN08-26: Springhigh (New Zealand)
            ITN08-27: Sweetcrisp (New Zealand)

All interested companies are encouraged to apply through the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) process.  In order to apply, you must first complete and fax an Acknowledgment Form for each cultivar for which you wish to apply for an exclusive license to John Beuttenmuller at Fax #352-392-4965 (you will find the Acknowledgment Form on the last page of the packet found by clicking on the ITN number corresponding with the cultivar for which you intend to apply).  After we receive the Acknowledgment Form, we will send your company a questionnaire to fill out and submit as your proposal.

All proposals must be received by FFSP before 5pm EST on Thursday, November 13, 2008.  Proposals received after this time will not be accepted or considered.

NOTE: Submission of an Acknowledgment Form, proposal, and/or questionnaire does not guarantee that FFSP will enter into a license agreement with your company or any other company.