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US Plant Patent PP11472

Empire Sapphire

Chrysanthemum plant named `Empire Sapphire`

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired December 28, 2018. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record

Patent number
PP11472
Filed
December 28, 1998
Granted
August 1, 2000
Expires
December 28, 2018
Inventor
FUESS JANET S

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named `Empire Sapphire`, characterized by its outwardly spreading and freely branching habit; formal decorative-type inflorescences that are about 3.75 to 4.25 cm in diameter; numerous attractive red purple ray florets; compact cushion habit; numerous inflorescences per plant; early flowering response; and excellent garden performance.

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 Sapphire`, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP11472 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.