US Plant Patent PP15556

Hercules

Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Hercules’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 1, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 14, 2024. This patent earned 18 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP15556, the photograph of Hercules printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15556, 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: PP15556
Filed: January 14, 2004
Granted: February 15, 2005
Expires: February 1, 2024
Assignee: CHRYSANTHEMUM BREEDERS ASS NV
Inventor: BOEDER MARK ROLAND

Abstract

A chyrsanthemum plant named ‘Hercules’ characterized by its medium sized blooms with red ray florets and prolific branching; natural season flower date August 18-23; blooming for a period of 5 weeks.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct variety of chrysanthemum plant as described and illustrated.

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