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US Plant Patent PP14577

Argyraketis

Argyranthemum frutescens plant named ‘Argyraketis’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 12, 2023. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 10, 2023. This patent earned 92 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP14577, the photograph of Argyraketis printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14577, 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
PP14577
Filed
January 10, 2003
Granted
March 9, 2004
Expires
April 12, 2023
Assignee
SYNGENTA SEEDS BV
Inventor
HOUBRAKEN ANNA M W P

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Marguerite Daisy plant named 'Argyraketis' characterized by its upright vigorous plant habit, good field performance, good-bad weather tolerance, silver colored leaves, short internodes and short flower stems, freely flowering with numerous inflorescences per plant, pure white ray florets and bright yellow disc florets.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of Argyranthemum plant, substantially as herein illustrated and described, characterized particularly as to novelty by its vigorous but sturdy upright plant habit with continuous flowering during the season, good-bad weather recovery, silver colored foliage, short intemodes and short flower stems.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14577 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.