US Plant Patent PP12968

Martine

Anthurium plant named ‘Martine’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 27, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 18, 2021. This patent earned 39 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP12968, the photograph of Martine printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP12968, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number: PP12968
Filed: April 18, 2001
Granted: September 17, 2002
Expires: May 27, 2021
Assignee: RIJNPLANT BV
Inventor: VAN RIJN LEONARDUS W B M

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Anthurium plant named ‘Martine’, characterized by its upright and somewhat outwardly spreading plant habit; dark green leaves; white and pink bi-colored spathes with pink-colored spadices that are positioned upright and beyond the foliage on strong and erect scapes; and good inflorescence longevity.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Anthurium plant named ‘Martine’, as illustrated and described.

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