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US Plant Patent PP26981

20123-91D

Calendula plant named ‘20123-91D’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 27, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 29, 2034. This patent earned 120 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26981, the photograph of 20123-91D printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26981, 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
PP26981
Filed
September 29, 2014
Granted
July 26, 2016
Expires
January 27, 2035
Inventor
NISHIKAWA KOICHIRO

Abstract

A new cultivar of Calendula plant, ‘20123-91D’, that is characterized by its compact plant habit with strong stems and thick leaves, its inflorescences with double ray florets that are orange in color on the upper surface and orange suffused with greyed-purple on the lower surface, its lack of disk florets, its long flowering time; blooming for 9 months from spring into winter in Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, its very high tolerance to powdery mildew, its very high tolerance to heat and cold, withstanding temperatures below −20° C. in the winter and its ability to be readily propagated by stem cuttings.

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 variety of Calendula plant named ‘20123-91D’ as described and illustrated herein.

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