US Plant Patent PP13155

Leonie

Begonia plant named ‘Leonie’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 25, 2021. 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 PP13155, the photograph of Leonie printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP13155, 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: PP13155
Filed: July 25, 2001
Granted: October 29, 2002
Expires: July 25, 2021
Inventor: HEUGER JOSEF

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Begonia plant named ‘Leonie’, characterized by its compact and upright plant habit; double red-colored flowers with pale yellow centers that are held above the foliage; and excellent 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 Begonia plant named ‘Leonie’, as illustrated and described.

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