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US Plant Patent PP17964

Mona Lisa Rosy

Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Mona Lisa Rosy’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 16, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 26, 2025. This patent earned 82 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17964, the photograph of Mona Lisa Rosy printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17964, 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
PP17964
Filed
October 26, 2005
Granted
August 28, 2007
Expires
January 16, 2026
Inventor
DEKKER CORNELIS W

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Mona Lisa Rosy’, characterized by its double anemone-type inflorescences with elliptic-shaped, pink-colored ray florets; strong and upright flowering stems; freely flowering habit; early and uniform flowering response; and good postproduction longevity.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Mona Lisa Rosy’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17964 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.