US Plant Patent PP12763

Royal Daphne

Bouvardia plant named ‘Royal Daphne’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 12, 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 4 of US plant patent PP12763, the photograph of Royal Daphne printed in the patent. — Figure 4 from US Plant Patent PP12763, 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: PP12763
Filed: October 12, 1999
Granted: July 9, 2002
Expires: October 12, 2019
Inventor: DE JONG JOHN M F

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Bouvardia plant named ‘Royal Daphne’ characterized by having light red/purple flowers that are dark red/purple at the center, dark-green foliage, short internodes, which makes it suitable for growing as a potplant, and excellent keeping quality.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Bouvardia plant named ‘Royal Daphne’, as illustrated and described herein.

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