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US Plant Patent PP12940

Shock

Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Shock’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 9, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 9, 2021. This patent earned 59 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP12940, the photograph of Shock printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP12940, 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
PP12940
Filed
January 9, 2001
Granted
September 10, 2002
Expires
March 9, 2021
Assignee
YODER BROTHERS INC
Inventor
VANDENBERG CORNELIS P

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Shock’, characterized by its anemone-type inflorescences that are about 5.7 cm in diameter with large anemone centers; attractive purple-colored ray and disc florets; very freely flowering habit with numerous inflorescences per stem; response time about 55 days; dark green foliage; strong stems; and good 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 ‘Shock’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12940 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.