US Plant Patent PP12903

Chelsea

Aster plant named ‘Chelsea’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 28, 2020. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 12, 2020. This patent earned 46 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP12903, the photograph of Chelsea printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP12903, 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: PP12903
Filed: June 12, 2000
Granted: September 3, 2002
Expires: July 28, 2020
Assignee: MOERSELECT B V
Inventor: MOERMAN MARCEL

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Aster plant named ‘Chelsea’, characterized by its vigorous and strong growth; rapid growth rate; bright green leaves; numerous inflorescences per flowering stem; white-colored ray florets; and good postproduction 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 Aster plant named ‘Chelsea’, as illustrated and described.

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