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US Plant Patent PP16743

Dekmirka

Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Dekmirka’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 14, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 24, 2024. This patent earned 172 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16743, the photograph of Dekmirka printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16743, 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
PP16743
Filed
December 24, 2004
Granted
July 4, 2006
Expires
June 14, 2025
Assignee
DEKKER BREEDING BV
Inventor
DEKKER CORNELIS W

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Dekmirka’, characterized by its decorative-type inflorescences with elongated oblong-shaped, bright white-colored ray florets that are revolute and slightly twisted; strong and upright flowering stems; freely flowering habit; early and uniform flowering response; and good postproduction longevity.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Dekmirka’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16743 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.