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US Plant Patent PP16079

Nighthawk Yellow

Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Nighthawk Yellow’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired November 10, 2023. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 24, 2023. This patent earned 17 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16079, the photograph of Nighthawk Yellow printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16079, 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
PP16079
Filed
October 24, 2003
Granted
November 1, 2005
Expires
November 10, 2023
Assignee
CLEANGRO LTD
Inventor
LINTOTT KEITH G

Abstract

A new variety of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Nighthawk Yellow’, having a domed, round habit and yellow decorative flowers. The new variety has good foliage presentation and weather resistance.

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, substantially as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16079 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.