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.