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US Plant Patent PP12872

Make-Up

Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Make-Up’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 18, 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 38 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP12872, the photograph of Make-Up printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP12872, 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
PP12872
Filed
January 11, 2001
Granted
August 20, 2002
Expires
February 18, 2021
Assignee
YODER BROTHERS INC
Inventor
VANDENBERG CORNELIS P

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Make-Up’, characterized by its large daisy-type inflorescences that are about 6.8 cm in diameter; attractive dark red and yellow bi-colored ray florets; very freely flowering habit with numerous inflorescences per stem; early flowering, response time about 50 days; dark green foliage; strong stems; and excellent postproduction longevity with inflorescences maintaining good substance and color for about 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 ‘Make-Up’,

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12872 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.