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US Plant Patent PP18544

Libra

Chrysanthemum plant named Libra

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired December 16, 2025. 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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18544, the photograph of Libra printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18544, 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
PP18544
Filed
December 16, 2005
Granted
March 4, 2008
Expires
December 16, 2025
Inventor
BOEDER MARK ROLAND

Abstract

A chrysanthemum plant named Libra characterized by its medium sized blooms with white ray florets and a cream center, and prolife branching; natural season flower date August 29-September 4; 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.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18544 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.