US Plant Patent PP12932

Dark Milka

Aster plant named ‘Dark Milka’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 5, 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 PP12932, the photograph of Dark Milka printed in the patent. — Figure 3 from US Plant Patent PP12932, 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: PP12932
Filed: March 5, 1999
Granted: September 10, 2002
Expires: March 5, 2019
Assignee: NACHTVLINDER B V DE
Inventor: AKERBOOM PETRUS J

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Aster plant named ‘Dark Milka’, characterized by its freely and uniform flowering; decorative inflorescence form with dark purple ray florets; and good post-production 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 ‘Dark Milka’, as illustrated and described.

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