US Plant Patent PP13014

Empire Courtney

Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Empire Courtney’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 21, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 19, 2021. This patent earned 2 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP13014, the photograph of Empire Courtney printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP13014, 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: PP13014
Filed: April 19, 2001
Granted: September 24, 2002
Expires: April 21, 2021
Assignee: YODER BROTHERS INC
Inventor: FUESS JANET S

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Empire Courtney’, characterized by its upright plant habit; freely branching growth habit; uniform and freely flowering habit; daisy-type inflorescences; and lavender pink-colored ray florets.

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 ‘Empire Courtney’, as illustarted and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP13014 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.