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US Plant Patent PP23275

Mika Orange

Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Mika Orange’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 9, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 5, 2031. This patent earned 34 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23275, the photograph of Mika Orange printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23275, 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
PP23275
Filed
April 5, 2011
Granted
December 25, 2012
Expires
May 9, 2031
Inventor
PIETERS DIRK

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Mika Orange’, characterized by its uniform, upright, outwardly spreading and rounded plant form; moderately vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dense and full plant habit; uniform, early and freely flowering habit; large semi-decorative-type inflorescences with ray florets that are initially greyed orange in color becoming yellow orange with development; and excellent garden performance.

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

1. A new and distinct Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Mika Orange’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23275 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.