US Plant Patent PP12649

Melody

Anthurium plant named ‘Melody’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 29, 2019. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 3 of US plant patent PP12649, the photograph of Melody printed in the patent. — Figure 3 from US Plant Patent PP12649, 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: PP12649
Filed: October 29, 1999
Granted: May 28, 2002
Expires: October 29, 2019
Inventor: HAYASHI CALVIN

Abstract

The new Anthurium cultivar named ‘Melody’ is characterized by its pink, generally heart-shaped spathe, with an indentation along one edge, and long, straight peduncles which carry and position the spathe well above the green leaves. The new cultivar is rapidly growing and is well-suited for cut flower production as well as for a potted plant.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Anthurium andraeanum named ‘Melody,’ as illustrated and described.

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