US Plant Patent PP12597
THOR
Chrysanthemum plant named ‘THOR’
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired May 1, 2020. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record
- Patent number
- PP12597
- Filed
- May 1, 2000
- Granted
- April 30, 2002
- Expires
- May 1, 2020
- Assignee
- CHRYSANTHEMUM BREEDERS ASSOC N
- Inventor
- NOODELIJK ROBERT
Abstract
A chrysanthemum plant named ‘THOR’ characterized by its large sized blooms with orange ray florets and prolific branching; natural season flower date 5-8 September; blooming for a period of 6 weeks.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of chrysanthemum plant as described and illustrated.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12597 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.