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US Plant Patent PP11177

Vera White

Bougainvillea plant named `Vera White`

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 29, 2017. 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.

The record

Patent number
PP11177
Filed
October 29, 1997
Granted
January 11, 2000
Expires
October 29, 2017
Assignee
RIJNPLANT BV
Inventor
VAN RIJN MAGDALENA J M

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Bougainvillea plant named `Vera White`, characterized by its compact and upright growth habit; moderate to rapid growth rate; thornless stems; white flower bracts; and spherical inflorescences.

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 Bougainvillea plant named `Vera White`, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP11177 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.