US Plant Patent PP16579

Binos Pink

Begonia plant named ‘Binos Pink’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 6, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 5, 2025. This patent earned 121 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP16579
Filed: February 5, 2005
Granted: May 30, 2006
Expires: June 6, 2025
Assignee: KOPPE ROYALTY B V
Inventor: KOPPE LUBBERTUS H

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Begonia plant named ‘Binos Pink’, characterized by its upright and mounted plant habit; double flowers that are dark pink to light red in color and held above the foliage; and excellent postproduction longevity.

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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Begonia plant named ‘Binos Pink’, as illustrated and described.

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