US Plant Patent PP15855

Athena

Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Athena’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

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

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 14, 2024. This patent earned 59 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP15855, the photograph of Athena printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15855, 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: PP15855
Filed: January 14, 2004
Granted: July 12, 2005
Expires: March 13, 2024
Assignee: CHRYSANTHEMUM BREEDERS ASS NV
Inventor: BOEDER MARK ROLAND

Abstract

A chrysanthemum plant named ‘Athena’ characterized by its medium sized blooms with pink ray florets and prolific branching; natural season flower date September 15-20; blooming for a period of 5 weeks.

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 chrysanthemum plant as described and illustrated.

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