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US Plant Patent PP16058

Lexy

Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Lexy’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 2, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 13, 2024. This patent earned 110 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16058, the photograph of Lexy printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16058, 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
PP16058
Filed
January 13, 2004
Granted
October 25, 2005
Expires
May 2, 2024
Assignee
IDES GOLDSTOCK BREEDING B V
Inventor
KESTER JOSEF A J

Abstract

A new cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Lexy’ that is characterized by orange pompon flowers with a dark center, a strong and uniform stem, dark green leaves, good life as a cut flower and a large quantity of flowers at the top of the plant. In combination, these traits set ‘Lexy’ apart from other known existing varieties of Chrysanthemum .

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 named ‘Lexy’ as described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16058 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.