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US Plant Patent PP23731

Autumn Moon

Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Autumn Moon’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 12, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 10, 2031. This patent earned 185 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23731, the photograph of Autumn Moon printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23731, 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
PP23731
Filed
June 10, 2011
Granted
July 9, 2013
Expires
December 12, 2031
Assignee
ADAM JR SINCLAIR A, Vermont Organics Reclamation Inc
Inventor
ADAM JR SINCLAIR A

Abstract

A new cultivar of chrysanthemum plant botanically known as Chrysanthemum×morifolium, and commercially referred to by the varietal name ‘Autumn Moon’. The new cultivar has a single flower form with pale yellow ray florets and a hint of pink in the ray florets, uniform habit and flowering response that is late, strong stems, medium green foliage color, good garden habit, and excellent shelf life.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Autumn Moon’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23731 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.