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US Plant Patent PP12923

Dark Yodanville

Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Dark Yodanville’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 18, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 1, 2021. This patent earned 76 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 4 of US plant patent PP12923, the photograph of Dark Yodanville printed in the patent.
Figure 4 from US Plant Patent PP12923, 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
PP12923
Filed
February 1, 2001
Granted
September 3, 2002
Expires
April 18, 2021
Assignee
YODER BROTHERS INC
Inventor
BERGMAN WENDY R

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Dark Yodanville’, characterized by its uniform and upright plant habit; strong, moderately vigorous, and freely branching growth habit; dark green foliage; uniform flowering reponse; early flowering, eight-week response time; large decorative-type inflorescences that are about 9.2 cm in diameter; purple ray florets that twist slightly as inflorescences develop; and excellent postproduction longevity with plants maintaining good substance and color for at least four 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 ‘Dark Yodanville’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12923 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.