US Plant Patent PP17668

CFPC Moonstone

Carnation plant named ‘CFPC Moonstone’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 23, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 8, 2025. This patent earned 199 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP17668
Filed: July 8, 2005
Granted: May 1, 2007
Expires: January 23, 2026
Assignee: CALIFORNIA FLORIDA PLANT COMPA
Inventor: STAHLHUT ROY

Abstract

A new variety of carnation plant named ‘CFPC Moonstone’ having large white flowers in a spray-type blooming habit.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of carnation plant, substantially as described and illustrated herein.

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