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US Plant Patent PP12734

Fiction

Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Fiction’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 22, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 11, 2021. This patent earned 11 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP12734, the photograph of Fiction printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP12734, 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
PP12734
Filed
January 11, 2001
Granted
June 25, 2002
Expires
January 22, 2021
Assignee
YODER BROTHERS INC
Inventor
VANDENBERG CORNELIS P

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Fiction’, characterized by its large daisy-type inflorescences that are about 7.4 cm; attractive purple and white bi-colored ray florets; very freely flowering habit with numerous inflorescences per stem; response time about 54 days; dark green foliage; strong stems; and excellent postproduction longevity with inflorescences maintaining good substance and color for more than four weeks in an interior environment.

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 ‘Fiction’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12734 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.