US Plant Patent PP14378

Venus

Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Venus’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired December 12, 2022. 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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP14378, the photograph of Venus printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14378, 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: PP14378
Filed: December 12, 2002
Granted: December 16, 2003
Expires: December 12, 2022
Assignee: CHRYSANTHEMUM BREEDERS ASS NV
Inventor: NOODELIJK ROBERT

Abstract

A chrysanthemum plant named ‘VENUS’ characterized by its medium sized blooms with purple ray florets and prolific branching; natural season flower date August 26-31; blooming for a period of 5 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 PP14378 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.