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US Plant Patent PP12941

Dance

Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Dance’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 9, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 11, 2021. This patent earned 57 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP12941, the photograph of Dance printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP12941, 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
PP12941
Filed
January 11, 2001
Granted
September 10, 2002
Expires
March 9, 2021
Assignee
YODER BROTHERS INC
Inventor
VANDENBERG CORNELIS P

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Dance’, characterized by its large quilled decorative-type inflorescences that are about 13.5 cm in diameter; attractive purple ray florets; response time about 55 days; dark green foliage; strong stems; and good postproduction longevity with inflorescences maintaining good substance and color for about three weeks in an interior environment.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Dance’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12941 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.