US Plant Patent PP15822

Yomelody

Aster plant named ‘Yomelody’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 24, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 5, 2024. This patent earned 49 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP15822
Filed: April 5, 2004
Granted: June 28, 2005
Expires: May 24, 2024
Assignee: YODER BROTHERS INC
Inventor: SMITH MARK A

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Aster plant named ‘Yomelody’, characterized by its uniform, outwardly spreading and mounded plant habit; freely branching growth habit; dark green-colored foliage; uniform flowering habit; natural flowering season around September 17 th ; daisy-type inflorescences with violet-colored ray florets; and good garden performance.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Aster plant named ‘Yomelody’, as illustrated and described.

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