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US Plant Patent PP16310

BCS 7-12

Artichoke plant named ‘BCS 7-12’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 20, 2023. 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 1 of US plant patent PP16310, the photograph of BCS 7-12 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16310, 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
PP16310
Filed
February 20, 2003
Granted
March 7, 2006
Expires
February 20, 2023
Inventor
CHAHBANDAR MEDHAT

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Artichoke plant named ‘BCS 7-12’. This new variety is characterized by red or violet bud color. Further, ‘BCA 7-12’ has a significantly larger fruit size and an earlier maturation compared to other red artichoke varieties. This variety has also shown to be more vigorous than its parents with a larger leaf area.

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

1. The new and distinct variety of artichoke plant substantially as shown and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16310 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.