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US Plant Patent PP16547

Classic Pink

Camellia plant named ‘Classic Pink’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 13, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 27, 2024. This patent earned 108 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 2 of US plant patent PP16547, the photograph of Classic Pink printed in the patent.
Figure 2 from US Plant Patent PP16547, 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
PP16547
Filed
March 27, 2004
Granted
May 16, 2006
Expires
July 13, 2024
Assignee
PARKS CLIFFORD ROBERT
Inventor
PARKS CLIFFORD ROBERT

Abstract

A new cultivar of Camellia named ‘Classic Pink’ that is characterized by exceptional cold-hardiness, an attractive compact plant form with very dark glossy green foliage, and formal double very pale pink flowers which are late to bloom. In combination these traits set ‘Classic Pink’ apart from all other existing varieties of Camellia known to the inventor.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Camellia plant named ‘Classic Pink’ as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16547 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.