US Plant Patent PP17856

Dekproud

Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Dekproud’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 9, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 8, 2025. This patent earned 93 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP17856
Filed: July 8, 2005
Granted: July 10, 2007
Expires: October 9, 2025
Assignee: DEKKER BREEDING BV
Inventor: DEKKER CORNELIS W

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Dekproud’, characterized by its anemone-type inflorescences with lanceolate-shaped, pink-colored ray florets; green to pink-colored disc florets with yellow-colored apices; 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 ‘Dekproud’, as illustrated and described.

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