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US Plant Patent PP12478

Delphires

Chrysanthemum named ‘Delphires’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 1, 2020. 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 3 of US plant patent PP12478, the photograph of Delphires printed in the patent.
Figure 3 from US Plant Patent PP12478, 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
PP12478
Filed
May 1, 2000
Granted
March 19, 2002
Expires
May 1, 2020
Inventor
NOODELIJK ROBERT

Abstract

A chrysanthemum plant named ‘Delphires’ characterized by its small sized blooms with red-purple ray florets and prolific branching; natural season flower date 1-4 September; blooming for a period of 6 weeks.

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 variety of chrysanthemum plant as described

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12478 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.